Increased mortality risk for workers with a compensated, permanent occupational disability of the upper or lower extremities: A 21-Year follow-up study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 917-923

  Lin, Sheng Hsuan ^a   Lee, Hsin Yi ^b   Chang, Yu Yin ^b   Jang, Yuh ^a   Chen, Pau Chung ^b   Wang, Jung Der ^b,c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Amputees; Diabetes mellitus; Disability; Insurance; Lower extremity; Mobility limitation; Occupations; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; DATABASE; DIABETES; DISABILITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH RISK; INJURY; LABOR POLICY; LIMB; MORTALITY RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LIMB AMPUTATION; LIMB INJURY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; WALKING DIFFICULTY; WORK DISABILITY; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AMPUTATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISABLED PERSONS; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LIFE TABLES; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TAIWAN; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77950839908     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq003     Document Type: Article

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