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. 2016 Nov:89:301-307.
doi: 10.1016/j.ssci.2016.06.019. Epub 2016 Jul 15.

Results of a fall prevention educational intervention for residential construction

Bradley Evanoff  1 , Ann Marie Dale  1 , Angelique Zeringue  1 , Mark Fuchs  2 , John Gaal  3 , Hester J Lipscomb  4 , Vicki Kaskutas  5
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Results of a fall prevention educational intervention for residential construction

Bradley Evanoff et al. Saf Sci. 2016 Nov.
No abstract available

Keywords: construction; fall prevention; injury prevention; occupational safety; technology; training programs.

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Competing interests None of the authors of this manuscript had financial or any other relationship that may lead to a conflict of interest.

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Figure 1.
Observational audit rating scales pre- and post-intervention (n=197 pre-intervention and 203 post-intervention audits). Domains emphasized in the revised curriculum are underlined. p values denoted by symbols: ~ p<0.05; * p<0.01; **p<.001; ***p<.0001
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