Traffic accidents during work and work commuting

International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 75-85

  Salminen, Simo ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age; Commuting accidents; Drivers; Gender; Victims

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS;

COMMUTING ACCIDENTS; WORK-RELATED TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS;

ERGONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FINLAND; GENDER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VICTIM;

EID: 0034074666     PISSN: 01698141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8141(00)00003-2     Document Type: Article

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