Measuring determinants of occupational health related behavior in flemish farmers: An application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

Journal of Safety Research

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-64

  Colemont A ^a   Van den Broucke, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Determinants; Farm safety behavior; Farmers; Questionnaire; Theory of Planned Behavior

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ANALYSIS;

DETERMINANTS; FARM SAFETY BEHAVIOR; PLANNED BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE;

OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES;

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 39849086184     PISSN: 00224375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2007.12.001     Document Type: Article

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