Severe injury and the need for improved safety training among working teens

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 525-532

  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

Injury; Safety training; Teens at work

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748510574     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.30.5.9     Document Type: Article

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