Mandated Rest Breaks and Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in Dallas County, Texas Construction Workers: A

Leah H Schinasi1, Augusta Williams, Alina Schnake-Mahl

  • 1From the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (L.H.S.); Urban Health Collaborative, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (L.H.S., A.S.-M.); Department of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Norton College of Medicine, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York (A.W.); and Department of Health Management and Policy, Dornsife School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (A.S.-M.).

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