Are the predictors of work absence following a work-related injury similar for musculoskeletal and mental health claims?

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 79-88

  Smith, Peter M ^a,b,c   Black, Oliver ^a   Keegel, Tessa ^a,d   Collie, Alex ^a,e  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Mental health; Musculoskeletal; Return to work; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RETURN TO WORK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WORK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETURN TO WORK; RISK FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; VICTORIA; WORK; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84895151725     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-013-9455-8     Document Type: Article

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