Occupational physical demands and same-level falls resulting in fracture in female workers: An analysis of workers' compensation claims

Injury Prevention

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-36

  Verma, S K ^a   Sorock, G S ^b   Pransky, G S ^a   Courtney, T K ^a   Smith, 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

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; WORK; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; WORK; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 33847270138     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2006.012492     Document Type: Article

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