Prevention of traumatic nail gun injuries in apprentice carpenters: Use of population-based measures to monitor intervention effectiveness

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 719-727

  Lipscomb, Hester J ^a   Nolan, James ^b   Patterson, Dennis ^b   Dement, John M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Carpenters District Council of Greater St Louis and Vicinity   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CARPENTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CONTROL; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAIL; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; TOOL USE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREVALENCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 51849132556     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20628     Document Type: Article

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