Occupational injuries and medication use

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 234-239

  Gilmore, Timothy M ^a   Alexander, Bruce H ^b,c   Mueller, Beth A ^b,c   Rivara, Frederick P ^b,c,d  

^a CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

case control studies; medication; occupational injuries; workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRUSH TRAUMA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FRACTURE DISLOCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RISK FACTORS; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0029848054     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199608)30:2<234::AID-AJIM16>3.3.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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