The lack of correspondence between work-related disability and receipt of workers' compensation benefits

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 487-505

  Spieler, Emily A ^a   Burton, John F ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADLs); Disability; Exclusive remedy; Occupational diseases; Permanent impairments; Proof of causation; Work disability; Work related; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

CAUSALITY; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84860658849     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21034     Document Type: Article

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