Injuries among domestic waste collectors

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 182-189

  Ivens, Ulla I ^a   Lassen, J H ^b   Kaltoft, B S ^c   Skov, T ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b RAMBOLL   (Denmark)

^c R98   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Occupational epidemiology; Occupational injuries; Waste

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DOMESTIC WASTE; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFUSE DISPOSAL; SEASONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031963881     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199802)33:2<182::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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