Interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Van Der Molen, Henk F ^a   Lehtola, M M ^b   Lappalainen, J ^b   Hoonakker, P L T ^b   Hsiao, H ^b   Haslam, R ^b   Hale, A R ^b   Verbeek, J ^b  

^a Arbouw Coronel Institute   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BIOSAFETY; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EMBASE; EMPLOYMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PSYCINFO; REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SELF EMPLOYMENT; WORKER; WORKPLACE;

EID: 34548864982     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006251     Document Type: Review

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