Occupational injury mortality: New Mexico 1998-2002

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 910-920

  Mulloy, Karen B ^a,c   Moraga McHaley, Stephanie ^b   Crandall, Cameron ^b   Kesler, Denece O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indicators; Injury; Mortality; Occupational; Surveillance; Work related

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CITIZENSHIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; SELF EMPLOYMENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH (U.S.); NEW MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 36549019478     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20521     Document Type: Article

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