Blurring the distinctions between on and off the job injuries: Similarities and differences in circumstances

Injury Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 236-241

  Smith, G S ^a   Sorock, G S ^b   Wellman, H M ^a   Courtney, T K ^a   Pransky, G S ^a  

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

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747600140     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.011676     Document Type: Review

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