Community support systems for farmers who live with disability

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 166-174

  Friesen, Margaret N ^a   Krassikouva Enns, Olga ^b   Ringaert, Laurie ^a   Isfeld, Harpa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Centre on Disability Studies   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural health and safety; Community support systems; Farmers with disability; Return to work

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DISABLED PERSON; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

AGRICULTURE; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DISABLED PERSONS; FINANCIAL SUPPORT; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SPOUSES;

EID: 77951673822     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599241003630569     Document Type: Article

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