Comparison of data sources for the surveillance of work injury

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 317-324

  Mustard, Cameron A ^a,b   Chambers, Andrea ^a   McLeod, Christopher ^c   Bielecky, Amber ^a   Smith, Peter M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCUSSION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863406969     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2011-100222     Document Type: Article

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