Unique occupational hazards of Alaska: Animal-related injuries

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 185-191

  Mode, Nicolle A ^a   Hackett, Elizabeth J ^b   Conway, George A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alaska; Animal; Fatality; Occupational injury or illness; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARACHNID; ARTICLE; BEAR; BIRD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FATALITY; FISH; FISHERY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSECT BITE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REGISTER; UNITED STATES; WILDLIFE;

EID: 29144475070     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2005)16[185:UOHOAA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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