A significant outcome of work life: Occupational accidents in a developing country, Turkey

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 74-80

  Ergör, O Alp ^a   Demiral, Yücel ^a   Piyal, Y Bülent ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Occupational accidents; Occupational health; Turkey; Work environment; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 0037283247     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.45.74     Document Type: Article

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