Fatal work-related farm injuries in Canada, 1991-1995

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 160, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1843-1848

  Pickett, William ^a,c   Hartling, Lisa ^a   Brison, Robert J ^a   Guernsey, Judith R ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOSTATISTICS; BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANADA; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FORESTRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINING; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; REGISTER; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033614756     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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