Working children and accidents: Understanding the risks

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 23-34

  White, L ^a   O'Donnell, C ^b  

^a LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Low Pay Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGAL ASPECT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHILD; EMPLOYMENT; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE;

EID: 0035228453     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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