Chronic health problems and risk of accidental injury in the workplace: A systematic literature review

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 757-764

  Palmer, Keith T ^a,b   Harris, E C ^a   Coggon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPILEPSY; HEARING DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SELF REPORT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VISION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEARING DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; VISION DISORDERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 55349100548     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2007.037440     Document Type: Article

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