Effectiveness of roll-over protective structures in reducing farm tractor fatalities

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4 SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages 63-69

  Reynolds, Stephen J ^a   Groves, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Disorders of environmental origin; Intervention studies; Man machine systems; Mortality review literature

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0034005353     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-3797(00)00142-2     Document Type: Article

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