The declining effects of OSHA inspections on manufacturing injuries, 1979-1998

Industrial and Labor Relations Review

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 571-587

  Gray, Wayne B ^a   Mendeloff, John M ^b,c  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 23744484051     PISSN: 00197939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001979390505800403     Document Type: Article

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