Non-fatal occupational injuries in British agriculture

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 150-154

  Solomon, Christine ^b   Poole, Jason ^b   Palmer, Keith T ^b   Coggon, David ^a,b  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FORESTRY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; AGED; AGRICULTURE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALIA;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ENGLAND; FORESTRY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RURAL POPULATION; WALES;

EID: 33947508142     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.024265     Document Type: Article

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