Age-related differences in work injuries: A multivariate, population-based study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 50-56

  Breslin, F Curtis ^a   Smith, Peter ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Age; Epidemiology; Occupational injuries; Risk factors; Young worker

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURN; CANADA; CHEMICAL BURN; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; FRACTURE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPRAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 22244484052     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20185     Document Type: Article

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