A comparison of work-related injury visits and other injury visits to emergency departments in the United States, 1995-1996

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 870-875

  McCaig, Linda F ^a   Burt, Catharine W ^a   Stussman, Barbara J ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FINANCE; HAND INJURY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR FOREIGN BODY; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031727472     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199810000-00006     Document Type: Article

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