Medical impairing injuries among Swedish firefighters

Work

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 117-122

  Bylund, Per Olof ^a   Björnstig, Ulf ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accident; Disability; Occupational; Social and economic consequences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; BURN; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SPORT INJURY; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING;

EID: 0033013960     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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