Review of occupational hazards associated with aquaculture

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 412-426

  Myers, Melvin L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Exposures; Fish farming; Hazards; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE;

AQUACULTURE; CRUSH SYNDROME; DROWNING; ELECTRIC INJURY; FALLING; FIRE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AQUACULTURE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CRUSH SYNDROME; DROWNING; ELECTRIC INJURIES; FIRES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GRUIDAE;

EID: 77958180277     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2010.512854     Document Type: Review

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