Reforming insurance to support workers' rights to compensation

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 545-559

  Mccluskey, Martha T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Human rights; Insurance; Loss control; Occupational safety and health; Regulation; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSURANCE; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE BENEFITS; MAINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84860654912     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22034     Document Type: Editorial

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