Convenience store robberies in selected metropolitan areas: Risk factors for employee injury

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 442-447

  Amandus, H E ^a   Brensilber, D ^f   Hendricks, S A ^a   Bynum, T ^g   Zahm, D ^b   McManus, R ^h   Friedmann, R ^c   Malcan, J ⁱ   Block, C ^d   Weiss, J C ^j   Wellford, C ^e   Kessler, D ^k  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Florida Dept of Law Enforcement   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^f Massachusetts Exec Off Pub Safety   (United States)

^g MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h S Carolina Dept of Public Safety   (United States)

ⁱ Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice   (United States)

^j Justice Res and Stat Association   (United States)

^k KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; DEATH; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; URBAN POPULATION;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMMERCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDIES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; THEFT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0342460597     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199705000-00010     Document Type: Article

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