The fatality assessment and control evaluation program's role in the prevention of occupational fatalities

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages

  Higgins, Doloris ^a   Casini, V J ^a   Bost, P ^b   Johnson, W ^c   Rautiainen, R ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational fatalities; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035464116     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.suppl_1.i27     Document Type: Review

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