Occupational vehicular accident claims: A workers' compensation analysis of Oregon truck drivers 1990-1997

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 767-774

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Driving; Public health; Truck drivers; Vehicular accidents; Workers' compensation; Workplace safety

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE DATA PROCESSING; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COSTS; EMPLOYMENT; FRACTURE; HEALTH RISKS; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; PERSONNEL; TRUCK DRIVERS;

DRIVING; PUBLIC HEALTH; VEHICULAR ACCIDENTS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE SAFETY;

COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL);

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OREGON; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 19944388964     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2005.03.018     Document Type: Article

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