Occupational injury and treatment patterns of migrant and seasonal farmworkers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 172-178

  Brower, Melissa ^a   Earle Richardson, Giulia ^a   May, John ^a   Jenkins, Paul ^b  

^a Northeast Center for Agricultural and Occupational Health   (United States)

^b BASSETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural health; Migrant and seasonal farmworkers; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. ITALICA; MALUS X DOMESTICA; VACCINIUM;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MAINE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS;

EID: 68949198773     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240902799715     Document Type: Conference Paper

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