Relationship between job, lifestyle, age and occupational injuries

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-119

  Chau, Nearkasen ^a,b   Bhattacherjee, A ^c   Kunar, B M ^c  

^a Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Age; Disability; Musculoskeletal disorders; Obesity; Physical job demands; Smoking; Work injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61449222920     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp002     Document Type: Article

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