Services provided following compensable work-related tetraplegia
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Compensable work-related injuries in the estates of a tea manufacturing company.
Sir, Work-related morbidity and mortality not only result in suffering and hardships for the worker and his or her family, but also add to the overall cost to society through lost productivity and increased use of medical and welfare services.1 According to a study undertaken by the International Labour Organization in Sri Lanka, occupational hazards in the tea manufacturing industry can be var...
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عنوان ژورنال: Spinal Cord
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1362-4393,1476-5624
DOI: 10.1038/sj.sc.3101598