Mortality patterns among electrical workers employed in the U.S. construction industry, 1982-1987

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 630-637

  Robinson, Cynthia F ^a   Petersen, M ^a   Palu, S ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood disorders; Brain tumor; Electrician; Electrocution; Indoor; Injuries; Leukemia; Magnetic field; Mesothelioma; Outdoor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; ELECTROCUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032726632     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199912)36:6<630::AID-AJIM5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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