Cost of work-related injuries in insured workplaces in Lebanon

Cost of work-related injuries in insured workplaces in Lebanon

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the medical and compensation costs of work-related injuries in insured workplaces in Lebanon and to examine cost distributions by worker and injury characteristics. METHODS: A total of 3748 claims for work injuries processed in 1998 by five major insurance companies in Lebanon...

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Main Authors: Fayad Rim, Nuwayhid Iman, Tamim Hala, Kassak Kassem, Khogali Mustafa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The World Health Organization 2003-01-01
Series:Bulletin of the World Health Organization
Subjects:
Wounds and injuries/economics
Workplace
Accidents, Occupational/economics
Cost of illness
Insurance, Accident/economics
Workers' compensation
Disability evaluation
Insurance claim review
Costs and cost analysis
Lebanon
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0042-96862003000700009

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