Occupational and environmental risk factors for falls among workers in the healthcare sector

Ergonomics

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 525-536

  Drebit, Sharla ^a   Shajari, Salomeh ^a   Alamgir, Hasanat ^a   Yu, Shicheng ^a   Keen, Dave ^b  

^a Occupational Health and Safety Agency for Healthcare in British Columbia   (Canada)

^b FRASER HEALTH AUTHORITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Falls; Healthcare worker; Occupational health; Occupational injuries

Indexed keywords

BRITISH COLUMBIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH; CONTRIBUTING FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK FACTOR; HEALTHCARE SECTORS; HEALTHCARE WORKERS; INJURY RATE; LOSS COMPENSATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; POISSON REGRESSION; RELATIVE RISKS; RISK FACTORS; SLIPPERY SURFACES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE DESIGN;

EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; WAGES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CANADA; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SEX FACTORS; SICK LEAVE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77950874145     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140130903528178     Document Type: Article

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