Occupational and Non-Occupational Injuries in the United States Army. Focus on Gender

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 464-470

  Tiesman, Hope M ^a   Peek Asa, Corinne L ^b   Zwerling, Craig S ^b   Sprince, Nancy L ^b   Amoroso, Paul J ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FIGHTING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; SPORT INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36049027458     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.07.034     Document Type: Article

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