Fatal and non-fatal farm injuries to children and adolescents in the United States, 1990-3

Injury Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 190-194

  Rivara, Frederick P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm; Farm equipment; Rural; Tractors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SAFETY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031228329     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.3.3.190     Document Type: Article

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