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Article: New epidemiology research from H. Alamgir and co-researchers described.(Report)
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- October 15, 2008
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According to a study from Vancouver, Canada, " The cleaning profession has been associated with multiple ergonomic and chemical hazards which elevate the risk for occupational injury. This study investigated the epidemiology of occupational injury among cleaners in healthcare work settings in the Canadian province of British Columbia."
" Incidents of occupational injury among cleaners, resulting in lost time from work or medical care, over a period of 1 year in two healthcare regions were extracted from a standardized operational database and with person-years obtained from payroll data. Detailed analysis was conducted using Poisson regression modeling. A total ...
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