Work-related ladder fall fractures: Identification and diagnosis validation using narrative text

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 973-980

  Smith, Gordon S ^a   Timmons, Robert A ^b,c   Lombardi, David A ^a   Mamidi, Dheeresh K ^a   Matz, Simon ^a   Courtney, Theodore K ^a   Perry, Melissa J ^c  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b WRIGHT PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Ladder; Methods; Narrative text; Occupational; Workplace injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS; COMPENSATION (PERSONNEL); FRACTURE; LADDERS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULTS; METHODS; NARRATIVE TEXT; WORKPLACE INJURY;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ECONOMICS; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33745741590     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.04.008     Document Type: Article

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