Fatal occupational injuries in the forestry and logging industry in North Carolina, 1977-1991

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 259-265

  Rodriguez Acosta, Rosa L ^a   Loomis, Dana P ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal injuries; Logging; North Carolina; Occupational injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000650523     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1997.3.4.259     Document Type: Review

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