Factors influencing use of hearing protection among farmers: A test of the Pender Health Promotion Model

Nursing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-39

  McCullagh, Marjorie ^a,d   Lusk, Sally L ^b   Ronis, David L ^b,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm workers; Hearing loss; Noise induced; Pender Health Promotion Model

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NOISE INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MANITOBA; MIDDLE AGED; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ODDS RATIO;

EID: 0036356837     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006199-200201000-00006     Document Type: Article

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