Farm work exposure of older male farmers in Saskatchewan

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 706-715

  Voaklander, Donald C ^a   Dosman, James A ^b   Hagel, Louise M ^c   Warsh, Joel ^c   Pickett, William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Farm; Health; Injury; Medication

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; WORKLOAD;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGRICULTURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SASKATCHEWAN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77954299063     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20811     Document Type: Article

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