Prioritizing industries for occupational injury and illness prevention and research, washington state workers' compensation claims, 1999-2003

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 840-851

  Bonauto, David ^a   Silverstein, Barbara ^a   Adams, Darrin ^a   Foley, Michael ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROPHYLAXIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; WASHINGTON; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747137928     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000225062.88285.b3     Document Type: Article

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