The effect of compensation on health care utilisation in a trauma cohort

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 619-622

  Harris, Ian A ^a   Murgatroyd, Darnel F ^b   Cameron, Ian D ^b   Young, Jane M ^c   Solomon, Michael J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPENSATION; CONSULTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHIATRIST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INJURY; LEGAL ASPECT; MIDDLE AGED; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651031476     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02589.x     Document Type: Article

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