Work-related non-fatal injuries among foreign-born and US-born workers: Findings from the U.S. National Health Interview Survey, 1997-2005

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-36

  Zhang, Xiaofei ^a   Yu, Songlin ^a   Wheeler, Krista ^a   Kelleher, Kelly ^a   Stallones, Lorann ^b   Xiang, Huiyun ^a  

^a THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign born workers; Industry; Injury; Non fatal; Occupational

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149396469     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20642     Document Type: Review

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