Work-related injuries and fatalities among farmers in South Korea

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 76-83

  Lee, Soo Jin ^a   Kim, Inah ^b   Ryou, Hyunchul ^c   Lee, Kyung Suk ^d   Kwon, Young Jun ^e  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^c Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine   (South Korea)

^d National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^e Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Agricultural injury; Incidence; Mortality; Republic of Korea; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 83155175189     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.21016     Document Type: Article

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