Economic impact of hand and wrist injuries: Health-care costs and productivity costs in a population-based study

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2012, Pages e56(1)-

  De Putter, C E ^a   Selles, R W ^a   Polinder, S ^a   Panneman, M J M ^b   Hovius, S E R ^a   Van Beeck, E F ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b National Reference Laboratory   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; FEMALE; FINGER FRACTURE; FOLLOW UP; HAND FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; KNEE FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCTIVITY; SKULL INJURY; WRIST INJURY;

EID: 84863658919     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: 15351386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.K.00561     Document Type: Article

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