Understanding the effect of compensation on recovery from severe motor vehicle crash injuries: A qualitative study

Injury Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 222-227

  Murgatroyd, Darnel F ^a   Cameron, Ian D ^a   Harris, Ian A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPENSATION; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960842182     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2010.029546     Document Type: Article

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