Analytical predictive bayesian assessment of occupational injury risk: Municipal solid waste collectors

Risk Analysis

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 917-927

  Englehardt, James D ^a   An, Huren ^b   Fleming, Lora E ^c   Bean, Judy A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Department of Public Services ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Collector; Injury; Occupational safety; Predictive Bayesian; Solid waste worker

Indexed keywords

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION STATISTICS; REFUSE COLLECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLID WASTES;

GARBAGE COLLECTORS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

INJURY; MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SAFETY;

BAYES THEOREM; BONE INJURY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PREDICTIVE BAYESIAN ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SKIN INJURY; SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BAYES THEOREM; FLORIDA; HUMANS; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RISK;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141482025     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1539-6924.00369     Document Type: Review

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