Risk of hospitalization among firefighters: The National Health Interview Survey 1986-1994

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1938-1939

  Lee, David J ^a,b   Fleming, Lora E ^a   Gomez Marín, Orlando ^a   LeBlanc, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Highland Professional Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FIRE FIGHTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING;

EID: 7244247164     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.94.11.1938     Document Type: Review

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