Hospitalized nonfatal injuries in the Alaskan construction industry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 428-433

  Husberg, Bradley J ^a   Fosbroke, David E ^a   Conway, George A ^a   Mode, Nicolle A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Construction safety; Epidemiology; Injuries; Injury prevention; Nonfatal injuries; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALASKA; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 18244393769     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20158     Document Type: Article

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