Interventions for preventing injuries in the construction industry

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2007, 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   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

*Industry; Accidents, occupational *prevention control ; Humans; Wounds and injuries *prevention control

Indexed keywords

BUILDING INDUSTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 39449103484     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006251.pub2     Document Type: Review

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