Traumatic occupational fatalities in the retail industry, United States 1992-1996

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 186-191

  Peek Asa, Corinne ^a   Erickson, Rosemary ^b   Kraus, Jess F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Athena Research Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Fatality rates; Injuries; Occupational; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE; WINE;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0032958687     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199902)35:2<186::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-4     Document Type: Article

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