Medically reported work-related ill-health in the UK agricultural sector

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 340-347

  Stocks, S J ^a   Turner, S ^a   Carder, M ^a   Hussey, L ^a   McNamee, R ^a   Agius, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Farmers; Incidence; Musculoskeletal; Occupational disease; Occupational exposure; Pesticide exposure; Psychological health; Respiratory disease; Skin diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 77955045012     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqq038     Document Type: Article

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