Fatal occupational injuries in the construction sector in Kocaeli, Turkey, 1990-2001

Industrial Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 424-430

  Colak, Basar ^a   Etiler, Nilay ^a   Bicer, Umit ^a  

^a KOCAELI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Accidents; Causes of death; Construction sector; Deaths; Fatality; Forensic medicine; Occupational health; Workers

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DATA ANALYSIS; ELECTROCUTION; FALLING; FATALITY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WORKPLACE;

EID: 7944229358     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.42.424     Document Type: Article

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