Reducing total health burden from 2001 to 2009: An employer counter-trend success story and its implications for health care reform

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 904-916

  Allen, Harris ^a   Rogers, William H ^b   Bunn, William B ^c   Pikelny, Dan B ^c   Naim, Ahmad B ^d  

^a Harris Allen Group LLC   (United States)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Navistar International Corporation   (United States)

^d Janssen Scientific Affairs LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; TREND STUDY; WORKLOAD;

ABSENTEEISM; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW;

EID: 84865494999     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318267f1b1     Document Type: Article

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