The Effect of State Workers' Compensation Program Changes on the Use of Federal Social Security Disability Insurance

Industrial Relations

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 57-88

  Mcinerney, Melissa ^a   Simon, Kosali ^b  

^a William and Mary   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; INSURANCE SYSTEM; LABOR POLICY; LABOR STANDARD; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 84856373760     PISSN: 00198676     EISSN: 1468232X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.2011.00665.x     Document Type: Article

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