Protecting the health and safety of working teenagers

American Family Physician

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 575-587

  Rubenstein, Harriet ^a   Sternbach, Marna R ^a   Pollack, Susan H ^b  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENCE; HUMAN; LAW; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT EDUCATION; SAFETY; TEACHING MATERIALS; WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032776893     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

References (7)

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