A nested case-control study of fatal work related injuries among Brazilian steel workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 599-604

  Barreto, S M ^a   Swerdlow, A J ^b   Smith, P G ^b   Higgins, C D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Injury; Mortality; Nested case control; Occupation; Steelworks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FATALITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0030869956     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.8.599     Document Type: Review

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