Disabling occupational morbidity in the United States: An alternative way of seeing the bureau of labor statistics' data

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 60-69

  Courtney, Theodore K ^a   Webster, Barbara S ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BACK PAIN; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032954445     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199901000-00010     Document Type: Article

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