SMJ articles in the category "agriculture"

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OPEN ACCESS: A Proportionate Mortality Study of Mississippi’s Agricultural Industry, 2017–2021

Objectives: Individuals employed in the agricultural industry encounter hazards in their work that could lead to injury or illness. Furthermore, the mental stress of being involved in the agricultural industry could lead to negative health-related outcomes for workers. This study evaluates the causes of deaths among employees in Mississippi’s agricultural…

Posted in: agriculture 2 Mississippi 7

Original Article

Agricultural Tasks and Injuries among Kentucky Farm Children: Results of the Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project

BackgroundThis population-based study reports the prevalent agricultural tasks and the 1-year cumulative incidence of injuries in a sample of 999 children ≤18 years old living on family farms in Kentucky.MethodsData were collected in 1994 to 1995 for the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Farm Family Health and Hazard…

Posted in: agriculture 2 children 22 epidemiology 36 injury 11
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