Fatal work-related injuries in the agriculture production sector among youth in the United States, 1992-2002

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 57-65

  Hard, David L ^a,b   Myers, John R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Agriculture; Child mortality; Occupational accidents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33751240835     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v11n02_09     Document Type: Article

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