Risk of job-related injury among construction laborers with a diagnosis of substance abuse

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 573-577

  Pollack, Earl S ^a   Franklin, Gary M ^b,c   Fulton Kehoe, Deborah ^b   Chowdhury, Risana ^a  

^a The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENT PRONENESS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WASHINGTON; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031870184     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199806000-00011     Document Type: Article

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