Farm activities associated with eye injuries in the agricultural health study

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-22

  Sprince, Nancy L ^a   Zwerling, Craig ^a   Whitten, Paul S ^a   Lynch, Charles F ^b   Burmeister, Leon F ^b   Gillette, Patricia P ^b   Thu, Kendall ^c   Alavanja, Michael C R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Eye injury; Farmer

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EYE INJURY; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; EYE INJURIES; EYE INJURIES, PENETRATING; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; IOWA; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149277350     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240801986025     Document Type: Article

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