Does time off work after injury vary by jurisdiction? A comparative study of eight Australian workers' compensation systems

BMJ Open

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Collie, Alex ^a,b   Lane, Tyler J ^a,b   Hassani Mahmooei, Behrooz ^a   Thompson, Jason ^a   McLeod, Chris ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUEENSLAND; RETURN TO WORK; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA; VICTORIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORK DISABILITY; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT; ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS (HEALTH CARE); GOVERNMENT; INDUSTRY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR;

ADMINISTRATIVE CLAIMS, HEALTHCARE; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; NORTHERN TERRITORY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; QUEENSLAND; RETURN TO WORK; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; STATE GOVERNMENT; TASMANIA; TIME FACTORS; VICTORIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84971273173     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010910     Document Type: Article

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