Personal protective equipment use and safety behaviors among farm adolescents: Gender differences and predictors of work practices

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 314-320

  Reed, Deborah B ^a,b,c   Browning, Steven R ^a,b,c   Westneat, Susan C ^a,c   Kidd, Pamela S ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VENTILATOR;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33749031281     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00052.x     Document Type: Article

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