Mortality patterns among female nurses: A 27-state study, 1984 through 1990

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1539-1543

  Peipins, Lucy A ^a,b   Burnett, Carol ^c   Alterman, Toni ^c   Lalich, Nina ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^c Bldg 4 ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DRUG ABUSE; FALLING; HEALTH HAZARD; MATERIALS HANDLING; MORTALITY; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SUICIDE; VIRUS HEPATITIS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0030770282     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.9.1539     Document Type: Article

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