Welding related occupational eye injuries: A narrative analysis

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 174-179

  Lombardi, D A ^a,b   Pannala, R ^b   Sorock, G S ^c   Wellman, H ^a   Courtney, T K ^a   Verma, S ^a   Smith, G S ^a  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE INJURY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; WELDING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; WELDING; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 20444504318     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2004.007088     Document Type: Review

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