Impact of injuries on work performance among the surgical blacksmiths of West Bengal

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 85-92

  Gangopadhyay, Somnath ^a   Ghosh, Tirthankar ^a   Das, Tamal ^a   Ghoshal, Goutam ^a   Das, Banibrata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Blacksmith; Injury; Work performance; Workdays lost

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; INJURY; MALE; MATERIALS; MEDICAL LEAVE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; SICK LEAVE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547821495     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300701376689     Document Type: Article

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