Occupational injury surveillance among electric utility employees

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 974-984

  Kelsh, Michael A ^a   Lu, Elizabeth T ^a   Ramachandran, Karuna ^a   Jesser, Christine ^b   Fordyce, Tiffani ^a   Yager, Janice W ^c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Santa Clara County Public Health Department   (United States)

^c ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ELECTRICITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4544326456     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000137713.12170.f5     Document Type: Article

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