Using multiple data sets for public health tracking of work-related injuries and illnesses in California

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1110-1119

  Joe, Lauren ^a   Roisman, Rachel ^a   Beckman, Stella ^a,b   Jones, Martha ^c,d   Beckman, John ^e   Frederick, Matt ^e   Harrison, Robert ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c California Department of Industrial Relations   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e IMPACT ASSESSMENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amputation; Carpal tunnel syndrome; Occupational; Record linkage; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ECONOMICS; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; CALIFORNIA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DATA COLLECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL RECORDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 84908239999     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22361     Document Type: Article

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