Differential risk of employment in more physically demanding jobs among a recent cohort of immigrants to Canada

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 252-258

  Smith, P M ^a,b   Chen, C ^a   Mustard, C ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COHORT ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REFUGEE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; COHORT STUDIES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71549157769     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.021451     Document Type: Article

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