Prevention of agricultural injuries: An evaluation of an education-based intervention

Injury Prevention

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 290-295

  Hagel, L M ^a   Pickett, W ^a,b   Pahwa, P ^a,c   Day, L ^d   Brison, R J ^b   Marlenga, B ^e   Crowe, T ^f   Snodgrass, P ^a   Ulmer, K ^a   Dosman, J A ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; RURAL HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SASKATCHEWAN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049144293     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.018515     Document Type: Article

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