Coverage of work related fatalities in Australia by compensation and occupational health and safety agencies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 195-200

  Driscoll, T ^a   Mitchell, R ^b   Mandryk, J ^c   Healey, S ^a   Hendrie, L ^d   Hull, B ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^c NOHSC   (Australia)

^d Health Communication Network   (Australia)

^e National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORONER; DEATH; EMPLOYMENT; FATALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; CORONERS AND MEDICAL EXAMINERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0037374355     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.60.3.195     Document Type: Article

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