Estimating the prevalence of disability within the U.S. farm and ranch population

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 175-190

  Deboy, Gail R ^a   Jones, Paul J ^a   Field, William E ^a   Metcalf, Justin M ^a   Tormoehlen, Roger L ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Census; Disability; Farm; Injury; Labor; Population; Prevalence; Ranch

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; MALE; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 58149361387     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240802371763     Document Type: Review

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