Understanding the role of sex differences in work injuries: Implications for primary care practice

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-43

  Harrold, Leslie R ^a   Savageau, Judith A ^a   Pransky, Glenn ^a,b   Benjamin, Katy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational injury; Sex differences; Work injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE WOMAN; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROGNOSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37849020222     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701192949     Document Type: Article

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