Estimating work-related amputations in the Norwegian manufacturing sector: A 10-year retrospective study based on two-source capture-recapture method

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 292-298

  Samant, Yogindra ^a   Parker, David ^b   Wergeland, Ebba ^a   Lund, Johan ^c   Westin, Steinar ^d  

^a Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority   (Norway)

^b PARK NICOLLET CLINIC   (United States)

^c The Directorate of Health   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amputations; Capture recapture; Manufacturing; Norway; Work related

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOCUMENTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; DATA COLLECTION; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874120749     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1077352512Z.00000000033     Document Type: Article

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