Non-Fatal agricultural injuries and risk factors among Colorado female farmers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 21-33

  Xiang, Huiyun ^a   Stallones, Lorann ^a   Chiu, Yalin ^a   Epperson, Annie ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Female farmers; Non fatal injury; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84979046852     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v05n04_03     Document Type: Article

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