Behavioral and nonbehavioral risk factors for occupational injuries and health problems among belgian farmers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 299-310

  van den Broucke, Stephan ^a,b   Colémont, Ariane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Farm health related behavior; Farm safety behavior; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; BELGIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 80053312110     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2011.605709     Document Type: Article

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