Are regulations effective in reducing construction injuries? An analysis of the Italian context

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 611-616

  Farina, Elena ^a   Bena, Antonella ^a   Pasqualini, Osvaldo ^a   Costa, Giuseppe ^a,b  

^a ASL TO3   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK; EMPLOYEE; HUMAN; ITALY; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTERVENTION STUDIES; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84882448529     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2012-101087     Document Type: Article

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