Occupational injuries among U.S. Correctional officers, 1999-2008

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 181-186

  Konda, Srinivas ^a   Reichard, Audrey A ^a   Tiesman, Hope M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Correctional officers; Fatal; Nonfatal; Prison guard; Violence

Indexed keywords

CONTROL EFFORT; CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; FATAL; FATAL INJURY; NATIONAL ELECTRONIC INJURY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; NATIONAL LEVEL; NON-FATAL INJURIES; NONFATAL; OCCUPATIONAL INJURY; RISK FACTORS; VIOLENCE;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; HEALTH RISKS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; POLICE; PRISON; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; POLICE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRISONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866161862     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.06.002     Document Type: Article

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