Journal article
Work-related tetraplegia: cause of injury and annual medical costs
Abstract
Study design: Descriptive study.Objective: To describe the demographics, cause of injury, and annual-paid medical costs for the 5 years following injury for cases of work-related tetraplegia.Setting: A single United States workers' compensation (WC) claims database.Methods: Tetraplegia cases with initial date of injury from 1 January 1989 to 31 December 1999 were selected by cross-referencing word search terms pertaining to body part injured …
Authors
Webster B; Giunti G; Young A; Pransky G; Nesathurai S
Journal
Spinal Cord, Vol. 42, No. 4, pp. 240–247
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
4 2004
DOI
10.1038/sj.sc.3101526
ISSN
1362-4393