Agricultural injuries in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh in India

Safety Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 222-229

  Patel, S K ^a   Varma, M R ^b   Kumar, Adarsh ^a  

^a INDIAN AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b NDUAT   (India)

Author keywords

Agricultural injuries; Agricultural workers; Farm machinery; Farm operation; India

Indexed keywords

AGE GROUPS; AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES; AGRICULTURAL EQUIPMENT; AGRICULTURAL INJURIES; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS; FARM MACHINERY; INCIDENCE RATE; INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RELATED INJURIES; SAFE OPERATION; STUDY AREAS;

AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY; FARMS; HEALTH HAZARDS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70449529623     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2009.08.003     Document Type: Article

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