Agricultural-related injury and Illness in the Gambia: A descriptive survey of a rural nursing service and area farmers

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 170-188

  Culp, Kennith ^a,c   Kuye, Rex ^a   Donham, Kelley J ^a   Rautiainen, Risto ^a   Umbarger Mackey, Michelle ^a   Marquez, Shannon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farm labor; Health and safety; Nursing; Rural health; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; GAMBIA; HUMAN; INJURY; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GAMBIA; HUMANS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34547269571     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773807302399     Document Type: Article

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