Causes of work-related injuries among young workers in British Columbia

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 357-363

  Holizki, Theresa ^a   McDonald, Rose ^a,b   Foster, Valerie ^a   Guzmicky, Michael ^a  

^a The Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia   (Canada)

^b Small Business   (Canada)

Author keywords

Education; Fatalities; Injury prevention; Safety; Seat belts; Serious injuries; Young workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEAT BELTS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 42349094161     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20555     Document Type: Article

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