Long-term labour-market performance of whiplash claimants

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 996-1011

  Leth Petersen, Søren ^a   Rotger, Gabriel Pons ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Labour market; Register data; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; INJURY; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LABOR MARKET; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PERSISTENCE; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; DENMARK; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INCOME; WHIPLASH INJURY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENMARK; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SICK LEAVE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 70349887762     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.06.013     Document Type: Article

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