Farm injuries and fatalities in British Columbia, 1990-2000

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 100-104

  Saar, Peter E ^a   Dimich Ward, Helen ^b   Kelly, Karen D ^c   Voaklander, Donald C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accidents; Agriculture; Epidemiology; Equipment safety; Occupational; Wounds and injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 33645764157     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405324     Document Type: Article

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