Occupational accidents in artisanal mining in Katanga, D.R.C.

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 265-274

  Elenge, Myriam ^a   Leveque, Alain ^a   De Brouwer, Christophe ^a  

^a FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Accident; Artisanal mining; Katanga; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; EDUCATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADVERSE EFFECTS; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRENDS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIFTING; MALE; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 84880122913     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s13382-013-0096-0     Document Type: Article

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