Epidemiology of occupational acute traumatic hand injuries: A literature review

Safety Science

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 241-256

  Sorock, G S ^a,b,c   Lombardi, D A ^b,c   Courtney, T K ^a,b   Cotnam, J P ^a   Mittleman, M A ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Hand; Injury; Occupational; Trauma; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

HOSPITALS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

TRAUMATIC HAND INJURIES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CRUSH TRAUMA; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FINGER FRACTURE; HAND FRACTURE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACERATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKER; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0035427741     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0925-7535(01)00004-2     Document Type: Article

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