Prevention of work related eye injuries: Long term assessment of the effectiveness of a multicomponent intervention among metal workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 830-835

  Mancini, G ^b,c   Baldasseroni, A ^d   Laffi, G ^c   Curti, S ^a   Mattioli, S ^a   Violante, F S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL   (Italy)

^c Azienda USL di Imola   (Italy)

^d SANTA MARIA ANNUNZIATA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CERAMIC INDUSTRY; EYE INJURY; HUMAN; ITALY; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK REDUCTION; TELEVISION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EYE INJURIES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METALLURGY; PAMPHLETS; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 28444450549     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.019570     Document Type: Article

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