The work-related burden of injury in a rapidly industrialising commune in Viet Nam

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 244-250

  Marucci Wellman, Helen ^a,b   Leamon, Tom B ^a,b,c   Binh, Ta Thi Tuyet ^d   Diep, Nguyen Bich ^d   Willetts, Joanna L ^a   Wegman, David H ^b   Kriebel, David ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d National Institute for Occupational and Environmental Health   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INJURY SEVERITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIET NAM;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VIETNAM; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950565143     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.046227     Document Type: Article

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