Fire characteristics associated with firefighter injury on large federal wildland fires

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 37-42

  Britton, Carla ^a   Lynch, Charles F ^a   Torner, James ^a   Peek Asa, Corinne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecologic study; First responders; Occupational safety

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

ARTICLE; FIRE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WILDLAND FIRE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; FIREFIGHTERS; FIRES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; WILDERNESS;

EID: 84872128140     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.11.001     Document Type: Article

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