Occupational risk among orchard workers: A descriptive study

Family and Community Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 239-252

  Salazar, Mary K ^a   Keifer, Matthew ^b   Negrete, Maria ^b   Estrada, Fabiola ^c   Synder, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic farmworkers; Occupational injury; Orchard workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; ORCHARD;

EID: 21244491952     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200507000-00005     Document Type: Article

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