Traumatic occupational injuries in hispanic and foreign born workers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 344-351

  Forst, Linda ^a   Avila, Susan ^b   Anozie, Stella ^c   Rubin, Rachel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^c Centegra Health System   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign born workers; Hispanic workers; Injury surveillance; Occupational injury; Trauma systems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; TRAUMA CENTERS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949780971     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20748     Document Type: Article

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