Pediatric farm injuries involving non-working children injured by a farm work hazard: Five priorities for primary prevention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 6-11

  Pickett, W ^b   Brison, R J ^b   Berg, R L ^c   Zentner, J ^c   Linneman, J ^c   Marlenga, B ^a,c  

^a National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DROWNING; ELECTRIC CURRENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; HORSEBACK RIDING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MACHINE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; RECREATION; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 13844269066     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2004.005769     Document Type: Article

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