A new Italian surveillance system for occupational injuries: Characteristics and initial results

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 584-592

  Bena, Antonella ^a   Leombruni, Roberto ^b   Giraudo, Massimiliano ^a   Costa, Giuseppe ^b  

^a ASL TO3 Grugliasco   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Longitudinal study; Occupational injury; Record linkage; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861926632     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22025     Document Type: Article

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