Agricultural work related injury and ill-health and the economic cost

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 175-182

  Litchfield, Melville H ^a  

^a Melrose Consultancy   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Economic cost; Ergonomics; Injury and illness; Occupational accidents

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; HEALTH IMPACT; INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

EID: 0032818702     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987623     Document Type: Review

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