Work injuries among drivers in the goods-transport branch in Denmark

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 364-371

  Shibuya, Hitomi ^a   Cleal, Bryan ^a   Mikkelsen, Kim Lyngby ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Professional drivers; Road goods transport branch; Work injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; DRIVER; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; DATABASES AS TOPIC; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 42349112607     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20568     Document Type: Article

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