title: Cumulative injury in workers' compensation.
abstract: Over the past few decades a new type of claim against workers' compensation has been steadily evolving, namely cumulative injury claims. The author examines the cost of cumulative injury claims, discusses the issue of causation, and reviews cumulative injury claims with respect to current law.
authors.affiliation: Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, California.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LaDou
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*