Research Article

Compensation costs of work-related back disorders among union carpenters, Washington State 1989–2003

  1. Hester J. Lipscomb PhD1,*,
  2. John M. Dement PhD, CIH1,
  3. Barbara Silverstein PhD, MPH, CPE2,
  4. Wilfrid Cameron MS, CIH3,
  5. Judith E. Glazner MS4

Article first published online: 16 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20715

Issue

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volume 52, Issue 8, pages 587–595, August 2009

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How to Cite

Lipscomb, H. J., Dement, J. M., Silverstein, B., Cameron, W. and Glazner, J. E. (2009), Compensation costs of work-related back disorders among union carpenters, Washington State 1989–2003. Am. J. Ind. Med., 52: 587–595. doi: 10.1002/ajim.20715

Author Information

  1. 1

    Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina

  2. 2

    Department of Labor and Industries, State of Washington, Safety and Health Assessment and Research for Prevention Program (SHARP), Olympia, Washington

  3. 3

    Center for Construction Research and Training (Center to Protect Workers' Rights), Silver Spring, Maryland

  4. 4

    Department of Health Systems, Management and Policy, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colorado

*P.O. Box 3834, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 9 JUL 2009
  2. Article first published online: 16 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 21 APR 2009

Funded by

  • NIOSH (Back Disorders in Union Carpenters). Grant Number: RO1 OH 008007

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