Job strain and the risk for occupational injury in small- to medium-sized manufacturing enterprises: A prospective study of 1,209 Korean employees

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-330

  Kim, Hwan Cheol ^a   Min, Jin Young ^b   Min, Kyoung Bok ^c   Park, Shin Goo ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Job strain; Occupational injury; Prospective study; Small to medium sized company; South Korea

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; JOB DEMAND AND DECISION LATITUDE QUESTIONNAIRE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SOUTH KOREA; STRESS MANAGEMENT; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KOREA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 63849110019     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20673     Document Type: Article

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