Journal article
An evaluation of hospital discharge records as a tool for serious work related injury surveillance
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To identify and describe work related serious injuries among sawmill workers in British Columbia, Canada using hospital discharge records, and compare the agreement and capturing patterns of the work related indicators available in the hospital discharge records.
METHODS: Hospital discharge records were extracted from 1989 to 1998 for a cohort of sawmill workers. Work related injuries were identified from these records using …
Authors
Alamgir H; Koehoorn M; Ostry A; Tompa E; Demers P
Journal
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Vol. 63, No. 4,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
April 2006
DOI
10.1136/oem.2005.026047
ISSN
1351-0711