Work Ability Index among Finnish dairy farmers

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 353-364

  Karttunen, Janne P ^a   Rautiainen, Risto H ^b  

^a TTS Research   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Dairy; Disability; Farm; Gender; Hazard; Health; Occupational health; Risk; Work Ability Index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DAIRYING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; DAIRYING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350450963     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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