Predictors of delayed return to work after back injury: A case-control analysis of union carpenters in Washington State

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 821-830

  Kucera, Kristen L ^a   Lipscomb, Hester J ^a   Silverstein, Barbara ^b   Cameron, Wilfred ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WA Dept of Labor and Industries   (United States)

^c AFL CIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Back injury claim; Delayed return to work; Paid lost work time; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CARPENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PREDICTION; UNITED STATES; WORK RESUMPTION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; BACK INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LABOR UNIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WOOD; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 70350238430     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20747     Document Type: Article

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