Relationships of working conditions and individual characteristics to occupational injuries: A case-control study in coal miners

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 470-478

  Ghosh, Apurna Kumar ^a   Bhattacherjee, Ashis ^b   Chau, Nearkasen ^c  

^a National Institute of Technology   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Coal miners; Human behavioral factors; Occupational injury; Work conditions; Work environment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COAL WORKER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL INSTABILITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 10844222737     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.470     Document Type: Article

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