Occupational eye injury and risk reduction: Kentucky workers' compensation claim analysis 1994-2003

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 176-182

  McCall, B P ^a   Horwitz, I B ^b   Taylor, O A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; EYE INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMPLOYMENT; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649210849     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020024     Document Type: Article

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