Occupational injury and illness in the United States: Estimates of costs, morbidity, and mortality

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 14, 1997, Pages 1557-1568

  Leigh, J Paul ^a,b   Markowitz, Steven B ^c   Fahs, Marianne ^c,d   Shin, Chonggak ^c,d   Landrigan, Philip J ^c  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030829276     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.14.1557     Document Type: Article

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