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Work injuries

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  4. Shannon HS, Lowe GS. How many injured workers do not file claims for workers' compensation benefits? American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2002; 42: 467-73.

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  11. Smith GS, Wellman HM, Sorock GS. Injuries at work in the US adult population:  Contributions to the total injury burden. American Journal of Public Health 2005; 95(7): 1213-19.

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  14. Veazie MA, Landen DD, Bender TR, et al. Epidemiologic research on the etiology of injuries at work. Annual Review of Public Health 1994; 15: 203-21.

  15. Dembe AE, Erickson JB, Delbos R. Predictors of work-related injuries and illnesses:  National survey findings.  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 2004; 1: 542-50.

  16. Cole DC, Rivilis I. Individual factors and musculoskeletal disorders: a framework for their consideration. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology 2004; 14: 121-7.

  17. Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Davis CS, et al. Occupational injuries among older workers with disabilities: a prospective cohort study of the Health and Retirement Survey, 1992 to 1994.  American Journal of Public Health 1998; 88(11): 1691-5.

  18. Dawson DA. Heavy drinking and the risk of occupational injury. Accident Analysis and Prevention 1994; 26(5): 655-65.

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  20. Dembe AE, Erickson JB, Delbos RG, et al. The impact of overtime and long work hours on occupational injuries and illnesses: new evidence from the United States. Occupational and Evironmental Medicine 2005; 62(9): 588-97.

  21. Dembe AE, Erickson JB, Delbos RG, et al.  Nonstandard shift schedules and the risk of job-related injuries. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Environmental Health 2006; 32(3): 232-40.

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  23. Johnston JJ. Occupational injury and stress. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 1995; 37(10): 1199-203.

  24. Wadsworth EJK, Simpson SA, Moss SC, et al.  The Bristol Stress and Health Study: accidents, minor injuries and cognitive failures at work. Occupational Medicine 2003; 53(6): 392-7.

  25. Li C-Y, Chen K-R, Wu C-H, et al. Job stress and dissatisfaction in association with non-fatal injuries on the job in a cross-sectional sample of petrochemical workers. Occupational Medicine 2001; 51(1): 50-5.

  26. Simpson K, Sebastian R, Arbuckle TE, et al. Stress on the farm and its association with injury. Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health 2004 Aug; 10(3): 141-53.

  27. Salminen S. Have young workers more injuries than older ones? An international literature review. Journal of Safety Research 2004; 35: 513-21.

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  29. Chau N, Mur J-M, Benamghar L, et al. Relationships between certain individual characteristics and occupational injuries for various jobs in the construction industry:  A case-control study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2004; 45: 84-92.

  30. Breslin C, Koehoorn M, Smith P, et al.  Age related differences in work injuries and permanent impairment:  a comparison of workers' compensation claims among adolescents, young adults, and adults. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2003; 60:e10 (http://www.occenvmed.com/cgi/content/full/60/9/e10).

  31. Breslin FC, Smith P. Age-related differences in work injuries: A multivariate, population-based study. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2005; 48: 50-6.

  32. Harel Y, Overpeck MD, Jones DH, et al. The effects of recall on estimating annual nonfatal injury rates for children and adolescents. American Journal of Public Health 1994; 84(4): 599-605.

  33. Landen DD, Hendricks S. Effect of recall on reporting of at-work injuries. Public Health Reports 1995; 110(3): 350-4.

  34. Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Wallace RB, et al.  Effect of recall period on the reporting of occupational injuries among older workers in the Health and Retirement Study.  American Journal of Industrial Medicine 1995; 28(5): 583-90.

  35. Mock C, Acheampong F, Adjei S, et al.  The effect of recall on estimation of incidence rates for injury in Ghana. International Journal of Epidemiology 1999; 28(4): 750-5.

  36. Jenkins P, Earle-Richardson G, Slingerland DT, et al. Time dependent memory decay. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2002; 41: 98-101.

  37. Warner M, Schenker N, Heinen MA, et al. The effects of recall on reporting injury and poisoning episodes in the National Health Interview Survey. Injury Prevention 2005; 11: 282-7.

  38. Lindberg E, Carter N, Gislason T, et al. Role of snoring and daytime sleepiness in occupational accidents. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 2001; 164: 2031-5.

  39. Nakata A, Ikeda T, Takahashi M, et al. Sleep-related risk of occupational injuries in Japanese small and medium-scale enterprises. Industrial Health 2005; 43: 89-97.

  40. Breslin FC, Smith P, Mustard C, et al.  Young people and work injuries: an examination of jurisdictional variation within Canada. Injury Prevention 2006; 12: 105-10.

  41. Tjepkema M. Adult obesity. Health Reports (Statistics Canada, Catalogue 82-003) 2006; 17(3): 9-25.

  42. Sacks JJ, Nelson DE. Smoking and injuries: An overview. Preventive Medicine 1994; 23: 515-20.

  43. Wen CP, Tsai SP, Cheng TY, et al. Excess injury mortality among smokers: a neglected tobacco hazard. Tobacco Control 2005; 14(Suppl I): i28-i32.

  44. Ryan J, Zwerling C, Orav EJ. Occupational risks associated with cigarette smoking:  A prospective study.  American Journal of Public Health 1992; 82: 29-32.

  45. Munnoch K, Bridger RS. Smoking and injury in Royal Marines' training. Occupational Medicine 2007; ePub (online).

  46. Webb GR, Redman S, Hennrikus DJ, et al. The relationships between high-risk and problem drinking and occurrence of work injuries and related absences. Journal of Studies on Alcohol 1994; 44: 434-66.

  47. Veazie MA, Smith GA. Heavy drinking, alcohol dependence, and injuries at work among young workers in the United States labor force. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 2000; 24(12): 1811-19.

  48. Stallones L, Xiang H. Alcohol consumption patterns and work-related injuries among Colorado farm residents. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2003; 25(1): 25-30.

  49. Wohl AR, Morgenstern H, Kraus JF.  Occupational injury in female aerospace workers. Epidemiology 1995; 6: 110-4.

  50. Cohen HH, Lin L. A retrospective case-control study of ladder fall accidents. Journal of Safety Research 1991; 22: 21-30.

  51. Bhattacherjee A, Chau N, Sierra CO, et al. Relationships of job and some individual characteristics to occupational injuries in employed people: A community-based study. Journal of Occupational Health 2003; 45:382-91.

  52. Mustard C, Cole D, Shannon H, et al. Declining trends in work-related morbidity and disability, 1993-1998:  A comparison of survey estimates and compensation insurance claims. American Journal of Public Health 2003; 93:1283-6.

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