Trends in injuries, illnesses, and policies in Canadian healthcare workplaces

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 333-339

  Yassi, Annalee ^a,b   Gilbert, Mark ^b   Cvitkovich, Yuri ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare   (Canada)

Author keywords

Healthcare sector; Injuries; Nursing care; Preventive measures

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE; WORKLOAD; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 26844549121     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404026     Document Type: Article

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