Work-related injuries and diseases of farmers in Korea

Industrial Health

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 424-434

  Lee, Kwan ^a   Lim, Hyun Sul ^a  

^a Dongguk University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Disease; Farmers; Injury; Korea

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BODY POSTURE; BRUCELLOSIS; CRUSH SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEMORRHAGIC FEVER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INSECT BITE; KOREA; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SCRUB TYPHUS; SNAKEBITE; TULAREMIA; ZOONOSIS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 54449093080     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.424     Document Type: Review

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