Trends in workplace homicides in the U.S., 1993-2002: A decade of decline

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 316-325

  Hendricks, Scott A ^a   Jenkins, E Lynn ^a   Anderson, Kristi R ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b Office of Research and Technology Transfer ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CFOI; Mcmc modeling; Occupational homicide; Trends; UCR

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; DRIVER; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENSUSES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34247237131     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20442     Document Type: Review

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