Trends in major occupational injuries in different industrial divisions in Taiwan during 1983-1993

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 295-301

  Chang, Yu Chen ^a,b   Wang, Jung Der ^b  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cumulative injury rate; Occupational injury; Proportion of potential workdays lost, Human capital; Severity index

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; DEATH; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TAIWAN; TIME;

EID: 0030669259     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.39.295     Document Type: Article

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