Safety and animal handling practices among women dairy operators

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-78

  Kallioniemi, M K ^a   Raussi, S M ^b   Rautiainen, R H ^a,c   Kymalainen H R ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dairy farms; Human cattle interaction; Injury; Safety; Women

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; WOMEN, WORKING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79951521806     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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