Costs of accidents and injuries to the construction industry

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 158-164

  Everett, John G ^a,b   Frank Jr , Peter B ^a,c  

^a ASCE ^*

^b University of Michigan   (United States)

^c CHEVRON ENERGY TECHNOLOGY COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 0043278302     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(1996)122:2(158)     Document Type: Article

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