Educational status and work injury among young people: Refining the targeting of prevention resources

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-124

  Breslin, F Curtis ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Education; Occupational group; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 41749111593     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405458     Document Type: Article

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