Work-related injuries among firefighters: Sites and circumstances of their occurrence

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-55

  Szubert, Zuzanna ^a   Sobala, Wojciech ^a  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Firefighters; Temporary disability for work; Work related injuries

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; TRAINING; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 0036217156     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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