Multi-faceted case management: Reducing compensation costs of musculoskeletal work injuries in australia

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 478-488

  Anthony Iles, Ross ^a,b   Wyatt, M ^c   Pransky, G ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Intervention studies; Occupational health; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COST; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE; INTERVENTION STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RETURN TO WORK; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; TIME; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AUSTRALIA; CASE MANAGEMENT; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LINEAR MODELS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; RETURN TO WORK; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84872266617     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-012-9364-2     Document Type: Article

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