Impact of long farm working hours on child safety practices in agricultural settings

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-372

  Marlenga, Barbara ^a   Pahwa, Punam ^b   Hagel, Louise ^b   Dosman, James ^b   Pickett, William ^c  

^a MARSHFIELD CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farm; Injury; Occupational health; Work hours

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; WORK SCHEDULE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SASKATCHEWAN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957356227     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2010.00304.x     Document Type: Article

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