Injuries in home health care workers: An analysis of occupational morbidity from a state compensation database

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 295-301

  Meyer, John D ^a   Muntaner, Carles ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Home health care; Injuries; Motor vehicle accidents; Nursing; Occupational injury and illness

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OVEREXERTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 0032931811     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199903)35:3<295::aid-ajim10>3.0.co;2-%23     Document Type: Article

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