Epidemiology of occupational injury among cleaners in the healthcare sector

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 393-399

  Alamgir, Hasanat ^a   Yu, Shicheng ^a  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

Allergy and irritation; Cleaners; Musculoskeletal injury; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLEANING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERGONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN IRRITATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51749083911     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqn028     Document Type: Article

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