Nicholas, M. K. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4947-398X
Costa, D. S. J.
Linton, S. J.
Main, C. J.
Shaw, W. S.
Pearce, R.
Gleeson, M.
Pinto, R. Z.
Blyth, F. M.
McCauley, J. H.
Maher, C. G.
Smeets, R. J. E. M.
McGarity, A.
Funding for this research was provided by:
NSW Ministry of Health (AU); EML; icare
Article History
First Online: 23 May 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
:
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
: The study was approved by the Sydney Local Health District Human Research Ethics Committee at Concord Hospital (17/06/2013), and the Human Research Ethics Committees of each participating hospital. The study was registered with the Australian and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (# ACTRN12613000847718). The system regulator, WorkCover (NSW), also gave its written approval for the protocol employed in the study.
: Informed consent was obtained from each injured worker by telephone during the initial discussion between the injured workers and the insurance case managers.