Does occupation explain gender and other differences in work-related eye injury hospitalization rates?

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 640-648

  Smith, Gordon S ^a,b   Lincoln, Andrew E ^b,c   Wong, Tien Y ^d,e   Bell, Nicole S ^f   Vinger, Paul F ^g   Amoroso, Paul J ^h   Lombardi, David A ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^f Social Sectors Devmt Strategies   (United States)

^g TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARMY; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTION; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 20544476591     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000165746.26873.d1     Document Type: Article

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