@article{ref1,
title="Worker's compensation, litigation, and employment factors in return to work",
journal="Work",
year="1997",
author="Merrill, Amber P.",
volume="9",
number="3",
pages="245-253",
abstract="The purpose of this paper is to provide a critical review of three variables considered important in the return to work of a worker with a low-back injury. These are: (1) worker's compensation; (2) litigation; and (3) employment factors, including length of time at pre-injury employment, availability of a job after injury, and duration of time off work due to low-back pain. Although the literature is inconclusive regarding the effects of worker's compensation, research suggests that litigation, pre-morbid employment, length of unemployment due to disability, and availability of a job following injury impact on employment prognosis after rehabilitation.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1051-9815",
doi="10.3233/WOR-1997-9307",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/WOR-1997-9307"
}