Trends of Industrial Injuries among Long-Term Health Care Workers in Korea
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Son, Mia
(Department of preventive medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University)
Jeon, Geo-Song (Department of Safety and Environmental Technology Convergence, Graduate School, Hoseo University) Bae, Dong-Chul (Department of Safety and Environmental Technology Convergence, Graduate School, Hoseo University) Son, Byungchang (Department of Rehabilitation Technology, Korea Nazarene University) Kim, Taeun (Department of preventive medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University) Yun, Jae-Won (Department of preventive medicine, School of Medicine, Kangwon National University) |
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