Utilizing hospital discharge data (HD) to compare fatal and non-fatal work-related injuries among hispanic workers in New Jersey

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 146-152

  McGreevy, K ^a   Lefkowitz, D ^a   Valiante, D ^a   Lipsitz, S ^b  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatal injuries; Hispanic; Hosptial discharge data; Non fatal injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DATA MINING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DATA MINING; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75749126183     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20746     Document Type: Article

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