Older farmers' prevalence, capital, health, age-related limitations, and adaptations

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 81-94

  Cole, Henry P ^a,b   Donovan, Teresa A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Capital; Farmers; Health; Injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 58149328540     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240802125680     Document Type: Review

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