Examining the associations between physical work demands and work injury rates between men and women in Ontario, 1990-2000

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 750-756

  Smith, P M ^a   Mustard, C A ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; ONTARIO; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORK; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4444247109     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2003.009860     Document Type: Article

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