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Economic Burden of Occupational Injury and Illness in the United States

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MILBANK QUARTERLY
Volume 89, Issue 4, Pages 728-772

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0009.2011.00648.x

Keywords

Cost; job-related injury; national estimate

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  1. National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health [OH008248-01]

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Context: The allocation of scarce health care resources requires a knowledge of disease costs. Whereas many studies of a variety of diseases are available, few focus on job-related injuries and illnesses. This article provides estimates of the national costs of occupational injury and illness among civilians in the United States for 2007.

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