The importance of observational methods for evaluation of interventions to prevent occupational injuries

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 819-820

  Lipscomb, H J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; EVALUATION; EYE INJURY; FATALITY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; TECHNIQUE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EVALUATION STUDIES; EYE INJURIES; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY;

EID: 28444483176     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.022228     Document Type: Note

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