Costs by industry and diagnosis among musculoskeletal claims in a state workers compensation system: 1999-2004

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-284

  Dunning, Kari K ^a,b   Davis, Kermit G ^b   Cook, Chad ^c   Kotowski, Susan E ^b   Hamrick, Chris ^d   Jewell, Gregory ^e   Lockey, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d ESIS Inc   (United States)

^e Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation   (United States)

Author keywords

Back; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Indemnity costs; Injury costs; Knee; Low back disorders; Medical costs; Shoulder; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COST; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REIMBURSEMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OHIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749340345     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20774     Document Type: Article

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