Surveillance of hospitalized farm injuries in Canada

Injury Prevention

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 123-128

  Pickett, William ^a   Hartling, L ^a   Dimich Ward, H ^b   Guernsey, J R ^c   Hagel, L ^d   Voaklander, D C ^e,f   Brison, R J ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farm; Occupational; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBABILITY; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROBABILITY; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0035380924     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.7.2.123     Document Type: Article

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