Incidence of work and non-work related disability claims in Brazil

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 858-871

  Barbosa Branco, Anadergh ^a   Souza, William R ^a   Steenstra, Ivan A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic activity; Incidence; Sickness absence; Sickness benefit; Social security; Work disability; Work related disease

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SECURITY; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BRAZIL; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE BENEFITS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SECURITY; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054773619     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20974     Document Type: Article

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