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Employee Health and Frequency of Workers Compensation and Disability Claims
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 09/04/09

Kuhnen AE et al. – Self–assessed personal health risk does impact future lost productivity in WC and STD claims even after adjustment for demographic, health factors, and job type (WC only). Employers wishing to reduce the impact of lost productivity should consider a worker's personal health risks as predictors of future lost productivity and may want to address this in broad risk reduction programs.

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Spinal cord stimulation for failed back surgery syndrome: Outcomes in a workers' compensation setting
Pain, 11/02/09 Relevance Score: 67%

Filing for workers' compensation among Ontario cases of mesothelioma
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 10/26/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Opioid Use for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Prospective, Population-based Study Among Injured Workers in Washington State, 2002-2005
The Clinical Journal of Pain, 10/20/09 Relevance Score: 66%

Cancer incidence among short- and long-term workers in the Norwegian silicon carbide industry
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health, 11/16/09 Relevance Score: 45%

New Online Tool Focuses On Improving Influenza Immunization Rates For Health Professionals
AMN Healthcare, 10/14/09 Relevance Score: 45%