Occupational injuries, duty status, and factors associated with injuries among firefghters

Workplace Health and Safety

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 517-523

  Hong, OiSaeng ^a   Chin, Dal Lae ^a   Phelps, Stephanie ^a   Feld, Jamie ^b   Vogel, Stephen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84873467939     PISSN: 21650799     EISSN: 21650969     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/21650799-20121116-08     Document Type: Article

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