Occupational carbon monoxide fatalities in the US from unintentional non-fire related exposures, 1992-2008

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1280-1289

  Henn, Scott A ^a   Bell, Jennifer L ^a   Sussell, Aaron L ^a   Konda, Srinivas ^a  

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

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; CFOI; Fatalities; Occupational; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CAUCASIAN; CFOI; ENERGY RESOURCE; EQUIPMENT; ETHNOLOGY; EXHAUST GAS; FATALITIES; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HEATING; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINING; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SEASON; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CFOI; FATALITIES; OCCUPATIONAL; SURVEILLANCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HEATING; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885852238     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22226     Document Type: Article

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