Traumatic injury rates in meatpacking plant workers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-16

  Culp, Kennith ^a   Brooks, Mary ^b   Rupe, Kerri ^a   Zwerling, Craig ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b Liberty Mutual   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Injuries; Meat processing; Work

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149302899     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240801985373     Document Type: Article

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