Factors associated with farmers joining occupational health services

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 273-276

  Kinnunen, Birgitta ^a   Manninen, Pirjo ^a   Taattola, Kirsti ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Farmers; Physical activity; Quality system; Vocational education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 66749190023     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqp036     Document Type: Article

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