Factors influencing safety among a group of commercial fishermen along the Texas Gulf coast

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 363-374

  Levin, Jeffrey L ^a   Gilmore, Karen ^a   Shepherd, Sara ^a   Wickman, Amanda ^a   Carruth, Ann ^b   Nalbone, J Torey ^c   Gallardo, Gilbert ^d   Nonnenmann, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT TYLER   (United States)

^d U S COAST GUARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Commercial fishing; Cultural factors; Fishermen; Gulf coast; Safety; Shrimp; Us coast guard; Vietnamese

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FISHERIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; TEXAS;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 77958160301     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2010.509701     Document Type: Article

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