Safety in construction yards: Perception of occupational risk by Italian building workers

European Journal of Inflammation

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-115

  Antonucci, Andrea ^a   Di Giampaolo, L ^a   Zhang, Q L ^b   Siciliano, E ^c   Cipolla D'Abruzzo, C ^a   Niu, Q ^b   Boscolo, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INAIL CONTARP   (Italy)

Author keywords

Injury; Occupational risk; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DUST EXPOSURE; EYE INJURY; FALLING; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAINING; VIBRATION;

EID: 80053535928     PISSN: 1721727X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1721727X1000800208     Document Type: Article

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