Workplace injuries and the take-up of social security disability benefits

Social Security Bulletin

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1-18

  O'Leary, Paul ^a   Boden, Leslie I ^b   Seabury, Seth A ^c   Ozonoff, Al ^d   Scherer, Ethan ^e  

^a SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Pardee RAND Graduate School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIAL SECURITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; SOCIAL SECURITY; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866334415     PISSN: 00377910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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