Predictors and economic burden of serious workplace falls in health care

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 234-240

  Alamgir, H ^a   Ngan, K ^b   Drebit, S ^b   Li, H Guiyun ^b   Keen, D ^c  

^a University of Texas Research Institute   (United States)

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

^c Fraser University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Falls; Health care workers; Work related injury

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957803332     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr025     Document Type: Article

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