Overcoming Recruitment Challenges in Construction Safety Intervention Research

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-304

  Kidd, Pamela ^a   Parshall, Mark ^b   Wojcik, Susan ^c   Struttmann, Tim ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Construction safety; Intervention research; Recruitment; Safety training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; JOB FINDING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRODUCTIVITY; SALARY; SIMULATION; TRAINING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BACK INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; INTERVENTION STUDIES; KENTUCKY; PATIENT SELECTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1542410199     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10335     Document Type: Article

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