Comparison of unintentional fatal occupational injuries in the Republic of Korea and the United States

Injury Prevention

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 199-205

  Ahn, Y S ^b   Bena, J F ^c   Bailer, A J ^a,c  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BUILDING INDUSTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FATALITY; FISHING; FORESTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDICAL RECORD; MINER; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; KOREA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4444222591     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2003.004895     Document Type: Conference Paper

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