Occupational injury costs and alternative employment in construction trades

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1218-1227

  Waehrer, Geetha M ^a   Dong, Xiuwen S ^b   Miller, Ted ^a   Men, Yurong ^b   Haile, Elizabeth ^b  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b The Center for Construction Research and Training   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 36048976288     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318156ed24     Document Type: Article

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