Risk of injury per hour of exposure to consumer products

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 115-121

  Hayward, Gordon ^a  

^a Department of Trade and Industry   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumer products; Exposure; HASS; Home accidents; Incapacity time; Medical costs; Perceived risk; Priority setting; Risk; Tools

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029679557     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0001-4575(95)00047-X     Document Type: Article

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