Under-reporting of work-related disorders in the workplace: A case study and review of the literature

Ergonomics

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 171-182

  Pransky, Glenn ^a,b   Snyder, Terry ^a,b   Dembe, Allard ^a,b   Himmelstein, Jay ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b PS Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational health; Public health reporting; Safety; Surveillance; Under reporting

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYER; FEAR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PAIN; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0032970352     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/001401399185874     Document Type: Article

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