Occupational injury among Rhode Island adolescents: An analysis of workers' compensation claims, 1998 to 2002

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 473-481

  Horwitz, Irwin B ^a   McCall, Brian P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT WORK; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 18544366408     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000161731.23197.b3     Document Type: Article

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