Healthcare and the long haul: Long distance truck drivers - A medically underserved population

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 463-471

  Solomon, Andrew J ^a   Doucette, John T ^b   Garland, Elizabeth ^c   McGinn, Thomas ^d  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Division of Biostatistics   (United States)

^c Division of Preventive Medicine and Nutrition   (United States)

^d Division of General Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to healthcare; Healthcare utilization; Long distance truck drivers; Truckers; Trucking; Underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 8644290977     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20072     Document Type: Article

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