Factors that distinguish serious versus less severe strain and sprain injuries: An analysis of electric utility workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 210-220

  Kelsh, Michael A ^a   Fordyce, Tiffani A ^a   Lau, Edmund C ^a   Mink, Pamela J ^a   Morimoto, Libby M ^a   Lu, Elizabeth T ^a   Yager, Janice W ^b,c  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Back injury; Electric utility workers; Injury epidemiology; Knee injury; Occupational epidemiology; Occupational health; Occupational injury; Shoulder injury

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; ARM INJURIES; BACK INJURIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER JOINT; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61849174714     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20664     Document Type: Article

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