Piloting a personal protection equipment distribution program among Chicago day laborers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Contreras, Elizabeth ^a   Buchanan, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Day laborers; Latino workers; Occupational injuries; Personal protective equipment; PPE training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHICAGO; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855211389     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21996     Document Type: Article

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