Work related injuries in an oil field in Oman

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 315-318

  Al Rubaee, Faisal Rabia ^a   Al Maniri, Abdullah ^b  

^a BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^b SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

Author keywords

Harweel; Occupational injuries; Oil field; Petroleum development of Oman; Work related injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858304878     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2011.79     Document Type: Article

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