Fatal injuries in finnish agriculture, 1988-2000

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 319-326

  Rissanen, P ^a   Taattola, K ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Farm; Fatalities; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS; FARMS; HEALTH HAZARDS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

AGRICULTURAL WORK; FARM INJURIES; FARMERS; FATAL INJURIES;

AGRICULTURE;

ANIMALIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0347134581     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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