Citation

Von Essen SG, McCurdy SA. West. J. Med. 1998; 169(4): 214-220.

Affiliation

Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha 68198-5300, USA. svonesse@unmc.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9795581

PMCID

PMC1305289

Abstract

Production agriculture is associated with a variety of occupational illnesses and injuries. Agricultural workers are at higher risk of death or disabling injury than most other workers. Traumatic injury commonly occurs from working with machinery or animals. Respiratory illness and health problems from exposures to farm chemicals are major concerns, and dermatoses, hearing loss, certain cancers, and zoonotic infections are important problems. Innovative means of encouraging safe work practices are being developed. Efforts are being made to reach all groups of farmworkers, including migrant and seasonal workers, farm youth, and older farmers.

Language: en