Operational characteristics of tractors driven by children on farms in the United States and Canada

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 17-25

  Marlenga, Barbara ^a   Pickett, William ^b   Berg, Richard L ^a   Murphy, Dennis ^c  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Children; Farm; Tractors; Work; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AGRICULTURE; FARMS; HAZARDS; PUBLIC POLICY;

CHILDREN; ROLLOVER PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES; SAFETY POLICY; TRAUMATIC INJURY; WORK; YOUTH;

TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; AGRICULTURE; CANADA; CHILD; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 1842586653     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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