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THI) -a self-administered health status screening instrument developed by a University of ; Tokyo research team. Workers injured by industrial `accidents (n=142) had scored significantly higher in all dimensions of mental health (aggressiveness, impulsiveness, mental instability, nervousness and depression) than the non-injured workers (n=1, 212). Other important predictors of industrial injuries were educational level, vision and THI scores Rohrer Index and drinking behavior, although the effects of the latter two factors tend to diminish in a multivariate analysis. Implications of the findings for developing industrial accident prevention´, and health´ promotion programs were discussed.
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