title: Disability and workers' compensation.
abstract: Physicians are often requested to provide medical evaluations and opinions about disability. This article presents differing definitions of disability and impairment. It focuses on the specific disability systems known as workers' compensation systems, the roles physicians play in these systems, and the parties involved in workers' compensation systems.
authors.affiliation: Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Missouri.
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Engelberg
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D010819:Physician's Role; D014481:United States; D014938:Work Capacity Evaluation; D014942:Workers' Compensation / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence