Risk factors associated with sick leave due to work-related injuries in Dutch farmers: An exploratory case-control study

Safety Science

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 807-823

  Hartman, Esther ^a   Frankena, Klaas ^a   Oude Vrielink, Huub H E ^a   Nielen, Mirjam ^b   Metz, Jos H M ^a   Huirne, Ruud B M ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Animals; Farming; Prevention; Risk factors; Sick leave; Smoking; Work related injury

Indexed keywords

SICK LEAVES; WORK-RELATED INJURY;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INSURANCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NETHERLANDS; PIG FARMING; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPRAIN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORK DISABILITY; WORKING TIME;

EID: 4043086342     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2004.03.001     Document Type: Article

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