Estimates of Annual Medical Costs of Work-related Low Back Pain in Japan
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Estimates of Annual Medical Costs of Work-related Low Back Pain in Japan
Little is reported regarding economic burden of work-related low back pain except for the United States. In the present study, annual medical cost of work-related low back pain in Japan was calculated based on the treatment fee per day, a total of days of treatment received for low-back pain of all causes, employment rates, and an estimated number of work-related low-back cases. The analysis in...
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عنوان ژورنال: Industrial Health
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0019-8366,1880-8026
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.2013-0042