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Predictors of delayed return to work after back injury: A case-control analysis of union carpenters in Washington State
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 09/10/09

Kucera L et al. – Use of ICD–9 codes identified claims with multiple injuries that would otherwise not be captured by ANSI codes alone. Though carpenters of younger age and inexperience were at increased risk for a paid lost time back injury claim, older carpenters and more experienced workers, once injured, were more likely to have DRTW as were those who experienced acute events.

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