@article{ref1,
title="Just in the wrong place...? Geographic tools for occupational injury/illness surveillance",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2008",
author="Neff, Roni A. and Curriero, Frank C. and Burke, Thomas A.",
volume="51",
number="9",
pages="680 - 690",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Geographic analysis is now integral to public health surveillance, but has been underused for occupational injury/illness. METHODS: Mapping and spatial statistics are used to examine national county-level mean establishment Lost Workday Injury/Illness (LWDII) rates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Data Initiative (ODI), 1997-2001. The following questions are explored: Does occupational injury/illness vary geographically at the county level?; Does variation remain after accounting for industry hazard?; Where are rates higher or lower than expected? RESULTS: The methods provide evidence of geographic variation in nonfatal occupational injury/illness rates, including after adjusting for industry hazard. CONCLUSIONS: Geographic analyses can improve intervention targeting, suggest risk factors for investigation, and make the case for targeting resources to prevention in hard-hit areas, as well as improving ongoing surveillance.  <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.20611",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.20611"
}