Fatal work-related injuries in the agricultural production and services sectors among youth in the United States, 1992-96

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 27-41

  Castillo, Dawn N ^a   Adekoya, Nelson ^a   Myers, John R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Agriculture; Child labor; Occupational injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002643684     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v06n03_04     Document Type: Article

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