Understanding changes over time in workers' compensation claim rates using time series analytical techniques

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 837-841

  Moore, Ian C ^a   Tompa, Emile ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BILLING AND CLAIMS; CANADA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

CANADA; COMMERCE; HUMANS; SEASONS; TIME FACTORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 80053896134     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.055913     Document Type: Article

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