Chronic disease risk in Central New York dairy farmers: Results from a large health survey 1989-1999

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 20-26

  Jenkins, Paul L ^a   Earle Richardson, Giulia ^b   Bell, Erin M ^c   May, John J ^b   Green, Allan ^a  

^a BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BASSETT HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Asthma; Chronic disease; Diabetes; Farmers; Heart disease; Hypercholesterolemia; Hypertension; Occupational risk factor; Population; Rural health survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASTHMA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; PROTECTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 11944255972     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20110     Document Type: Review

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