Fatal and Non-Fatal Machine-Related Injuries Suffered by Children in Alberta, Canada, 1990-1997

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-185

  Lim, Gerald W ^a   Belton, Kathy L ^a   Pickett, William ^b   Schopflocher, Donald P ^c   Voaklander, Donald C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Epidemiology; Farm work; Injury; Machinery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MACHINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUMMER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ALBERTA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0842266684     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10325     Document Type: Article

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