Fall-Related Deaths in the Construction Industry

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Janicak, Christopher A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0005048736     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-4375(97)00027-3     Document Type: Article

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