Surveillance of nail gun injuries by journeymen carpenters provides important insight into experiences of apprentices

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Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 95-114

  Lipscomb, Hester J ^a   Nolan, James ^b   Patterson, Dennis ^b   Dement, John M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INJURY SCALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY; STAB WOUND; STATISTICS; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LABOR UNIONS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 77952981846     PISSN: 10482911     EISSN: 15413772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/NS.20.1.g     Document Type: Article

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