Determinants of workplace injury among Thai Cohort Study participants

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Berecki Gisolf, Janneke ^a   Tawatsupa, Benjawan ^b   McClure, Roderick ^a   Seubsman, Sam Ang ^b,c   Sleigh, Adrian ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c SUKHOTHAI THAMMATHIRAT OPEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; RISK FACTOR; THAILAND; WORKING TIME;

EID: 84880615120     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003079     Document Type: Article

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