Work-related deaths and traumatic brain injury

Brain Injury

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 719-724

  Tricco, Andrea C ^a   Colantonio, Angela ^a,b,e   Chipman, Mary ^a   Liss, Gary ^a,c   McLellan, Barry ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Occupational Health and Safety Branch   (Canada)

^d Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidents (occupational); Brain injury; Coroners and medical examiners; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONSTRUCTION WORK; FALLING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORKER; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33745686746     PISSN: 02699052     EISSN: 1362301X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699050600664640     Document Type: Article

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