The BLS survey of occupational injuries and illnesses: A primer

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1085-1089

  Wiatrowski, William J ^a  

^a BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury surveillance; Occupational injuries; Survey

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84908230501     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22312     Document Type: Note

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