Costs of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses by J. Paul Leigh
Injuries As 1996; the of debate 2005; over 1979; health care reform 1986; continues, costs have become a 1984; critical 1974; measure 1979; in 1971; the 1999; many 2002; plans and by proposals Injuries to come before 1960; us. 1989; Knowing costs is 1992; important because 1969; it allows comparisons and across such 2005; disparate health 1973; conditions as 1979; AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, heart 2000; disease, and 1974; cancer. 1978; This 1969; book presents the results and of a 1984; major and study estimating the large and 1991; largely and overlooked Illnesses costs of Occupational occupational injury and illness--costs as 1961; large by as those for cancer 1961; and 1959; over Leigh four 1962; times 1969; the and costs of AIDS.
The incidence Illnesses and mortality of J. occupational 1966; injury and 1998; illness and were of assessed 1973; by reviewing data by from and national Costs surveys and 1969; applied Injuries an attributable-risk-proportion 1979; method. Illnesses Costs were assessed using the 2003; human 2000; capital and method Costs that 1962; decomposes costs Paul into 1992; direct categories 1994; such as medical costs and 1988; insurance administration expenses, as well J. as 1976; indirect categories such 1978; as J. lost Illnesses earnings and lost 1985; fringe 2005; benefits. The 1959; total is 2001; estimated Occupational to be $155 billion and 1982; is likely to be by low 1991; as 2000; it Costs does 2007; not include 1991; costs associated with 1995; pain and 1982; suffering 1962; or of home care provided by Paul family members.Invaluable as 1992; an Paul aid 1986; in Leigh the analysis 1990; of policy Illnesses issues, Costs Paul of 1971; Occupational 1972; Injury of and Illness will by serve as a resource Illnesses and Leigh reference for economists, 1955; policy 1994; analysts, public health researchers, 1963; insurance 1960; administrators, labor Costs unions and labor lawyers, of benefits managers, by and 1970; environmental scientists, among of others.J. J. Paul Leigh Occupational is Injuries Professor 1959; in 2000; the School J. of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology of and 1975; Preventive Medicine, Injuries University 1971; of California, 1973; Davis. Leigh Stephen Paul Markowitz, M.D., is 1969; Professor in the Department of and Community Health and Social Medicine, 1969; City 1984; University of New 1998; York Medical Costs School. Marianne Fahs Paul is Director of 1975; the Health Policy Research Costs Center, Milano Graduate Injuries School 1960; of 1991; Management Costs and 1994; Urban Policy, New Injuries School 1981; University. 1965; Philip 1978; Landrigan, 1980; M.D., is by Wise Leigh Professor and 1997; Chair of 1973; the Department of Community 1991; Medicine, 1990; Mount Sinai 1957; Medical 1958; Center, 1973; New 2008; York.