Case-control study of discharge from the U.S. Army for disabling occupational knee injury: The role of gender, race/ethnicity, and age

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2000, Pages 103-111

  Sulsky, Sandra I ^a   Mundt, Kenneth A ^a,c   Bigelow, Carol ^a   Amoroso, Paul J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Applied Epidemiology Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; KNEE INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SOLDIER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033867633     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(99)00175-0     Document Type: Article

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