Rushing, distraction, walking on contaminated floors and risk of slipping in limited-service restaurants: A case-crossover study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 575-581

  Verma, Santosh K ^a,b,c   Lombardi, David A ^a,b   Chang, Wen Ruey ^a   Courtney, Theodore K ^a,b   Huang, Yueng Hsiang ^a   Brennan, Melanye J ^a   Mittleman, Murray A ^b   Ware, James H ^b   Perry, Melissa J ^b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MANTEL HAENSZEL TEST; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SHOE; WALKING; WORK; WORKER;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; RESTAURANTS; SHOES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960082874     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.056226     Document Type: Article

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