Does access to compensation have an impact on recovery outcomes after injury?

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 328-333

  O'Donnell, Meaghan L ^a,b   Creamer, Mark C ^a,b   McFarlane, Alexander C ^c   Silove, Derrick ^d   Bryant, Richard A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Australian Centre for Posttraumatic Mental Health   (Australia)

^c Centre for Military and Veterans Health   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77952329043     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03532.x     Document Type: Article

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