Does obesity contribute to non-fatal occupational injury? Evidence from the national longitudinal survey of youth

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 268-275

  Lin, Tin chi ^a,b   Verma, Santosh K ^a,c   Courtney, Theodore K ^a,b  

^a LIBERTY MUTUAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SAFETY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Body mass index; NLSY; Overweight; Work related injury; Workplace injury

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; INJURY; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSURANCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OBESITY; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877130499     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: 1795990X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.3347     Document Type: Article

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