Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Work-Related Injuries among Teenagers

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 422-426

  Zierold, Kristina M ^a   Anderson, Henry A ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DIVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Injuries; Racial and ethnic differences; Teenagers; Work

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; WORK SCHEDULE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747134987     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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