Work-relatedness of selected chronic medical conditions and workers' compensation utilization: National health interview survey occupational health supplement data

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1252-1263

  Luckhaupt, Sara E ^a   Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Back pain; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Hearing loss; Occupational diseases; Pneumoconiosis; Tendonitis; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACKACHE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; BACK PAIN; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PNEUMOCONIOSIS; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649534372     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20885     Document Type: Article

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