The effect of rate denominator source on US fatal occupational injury rate estimates

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 261-270

  Richardson, David ^a   Loomis, Dana ^a   Bailer, A John ^b,c   Bena, James ^b  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

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

^c MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiological methods; Occupational injury; Statistics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPLOYMENT; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENSUSES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 4444290741     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20057     Document Type: Article

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