Pain, medication, and injury in older farmers

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 374-382

  Voaklander, D C ^a   Kelly, K D ^a   Rowe, B H ^a   Schopflocher, D P ^b   Svenson, L ^b   Yiannakoulias, N ^c   Pickett, W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health and Wellness   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Injury; Older farmers; Prescription drug use

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIPARKINSON AGENT; ANTIULCER AGENT; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; ELECTROLYTE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEX HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE;

AGED; AGED WORKER; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FALLING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PAIN; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ALBERTA; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PAIN; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33646061605     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20292     Document Type: Article

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