Second WCB Claims: Who Is At Risk?
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Second WCB claims: who is at risk?
OBJECTIVES Many workers with one Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) claim make further claims. If the characteristics of the job, initial injury or worker were predictive of an early second claim, interventions at the time of return to work after the first claim might be effective in reducing the burden of work-related injury. This report explores the characteristic of those who make a second cl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Canadian Journal of Public Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0008-4263,1920-7476
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403847