Evaluation of occupational injuries among young workers in West Virginia

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment (HERA)

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1405-1415

  Simoyi, P ^a,b   Islam, S ^a   Haque, A ^a   Meyer, J ^a   Doyle, E ^a   Ducatman, A ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Incidence rates; Safety and health; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

EID: 22444453002     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039891284749     Document Type: Article

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