Incidence of workers compensation indemnity claims across socio-demographic and job characteristics

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 758-770

  Du, Juan ^a   Leigh, J Paul ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Economics; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052525608     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20985     Document Type: Article

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