Occupational injury disparities in the US hotel industry

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-125

  Buchanan, Susan ^a,g   Vossenas, Pamela ^b   Krause, Niklas ^c   Moriarty, Joan ^d   Frumin, Eric ^d   Shimek, Jo Anna M ^a   Mirer, Franklin ^e   Orris, Peter ^a   Punnett, Laura ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Worker Safety and Health Program   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Workers United/SEIU   (United States)

^e CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^g Chicago Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Health disparities; Hotel workers; Housekeepers; Musculoskeletal disorders; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749157407     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20724     Document Type: Article

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