Occupational amputations in Illinois 2000-2007: BLS vs. data linkage of trauma registry, hospital discharge, workers compensation databases and OSHA citations

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 667-673

  Friedman, Lee ^a   Krupczak, Colin ^a   Brandt Rauf, Sherry ^a   Forst, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; Data linkage; Hospital discharge data; Injury surveillance; Occupational injury; OSHA citations; Trauma registry; Traumatic injury; Workers compensation

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE REGISTRY; FINGER TIP INJURY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDATORY REPORTING; OCCUPATIONAL AMPUTATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84876047756     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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