Occupational Injury Mortality Surveillance in the United States: An Examination of Census Counts from Two Different Surveillance Systems, 1992-1997

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-13

  Layne, Larry A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Injury; Mortality; Occupational; Surveillance; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0347951336     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10308     Document Type: Review

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