Yelin E, Nevitt M, Epstein W
Milbank Mem Fund Q Health Soc. 1980 Summer;58(3):386-415.
The indirect cost of illness due to lost wages exceeds the cost of medical services by a large margin. Social characteristics of persons with physical impairment are more important than the characteristics of their medical condition in predicting whether disability will lead to work loss. Public policy toward disability currently emphasizes the "human capital" with which persons with impairments confront the labor market; this study suggests a new emphasis on social characteristics of the workplace.
因工资损失导致的疾病间接成本大幅超过医疗服务成本。在预测残疾是否会导致工作丧失方面，身体有损伤者的社会特征比其医疗状况特征更为重要。当前针对残疾的公共政策强调有损伤者进入劳动力市场时所具备的“人力资本”；本研究建议重新重视工作场所的社会特征。
