Risk factors, health behaviors, and injury among adults employed in the transportation, warehousing, and utilities super sector

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 556-568

  Helmkamp, James C ^a   Lincoln, Jennifer E ^a   Sestito, John ^a   Wood, Eric ^b   Birdsey, Jan ^a   Kiefer, Max ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disability measures, injury; Health behaviors; Risk factors; Transportation, warehousing, utilities

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876452956     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22148     Document Type: Article

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