The economics of occupational safety and health

Foundations and Trends in Microeconomics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 301-354

  Ruser, John ^a   Butler, Richard ^b  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

^b Young University   (United States)

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EID: 77957685891     PISSN: 15479846     EISSN: 15479854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0700000036     Document Type: Article

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