Major workplace related accidents in Singapore: A major trauma centre's experience

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 920-926

  Ng, Zhi Xu ^a   Teo, Li Tserng ^a   Go, Karen TS ^a   Yeo, Yen Teng ^a   Chiu, Ming Terk ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Hazards; Occupation; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79251521503     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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