Comparing the risk factors associated with serious versus and less serious work-related injuries in Ontario between 1991 and 2006

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 84-91

  Smith, Peter ^a,b   Hogg Johnson, Sheilah ^a,b   Mustard, Cameron ^a,b   Chen, Cynthia ^a   Tompa, Emile ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lost time claims; No lost time claims; Occupational health and safety; Workers' compensation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; ONTARIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 83155181602     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21000     Document Type: Article

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