Educational intervention among farmers in a community health care setting

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 458-461

  Kim, J ^a   Arrandale, V H ^a   Kudla, I ^a,b   Mardell, K ^c   Lougheed, D ^d   Holness, D L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c West Elgin Community Health Centre   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Educational intervention; Exposure prevention; Farmers; Occupational health and safety; Work related asthma; Work related lung disease

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; EDUCATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAS MASK; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT STUDY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; ASTHMA, OCCUPATIONAL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

EID: 84865563665     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs129     Document Type: Article

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