On the recurrence of occupational injuries and workers' compensation claims

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 582-599

  Galizzi, Monica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

count data; determinants of health; occupational injuries; workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; OCCUPATIONS; RECURRENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84875820051     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.2829     Document Type: Article

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