Descriptive epidemiology of serious work-related injuries in British Columbia, Canada.

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the rates and distribution of serious work-related injuries by demographic, work and injury characteristics in British Columbia, Canada from 2002-2008, using population-based data. METHODS: Claims for workers with a serious injury were extracted from workers' comp...

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Main Authors: Jonathan Fan, Christopher B McLeod, Mieke Koehoorn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3378608?pdf=render