Work injury risk by time of day in two population-based data sources

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-56

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

^a INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPENSATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SHIFT WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; ONTARIO; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WORK; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871809427     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-100920     Document Type: Article

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