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Mortality of California Agricultural Workers
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 1978The mortality of white male farm laborers and farm operators in California for the years 1959 to 1961 was examined. Cause-specific mortality rates were calculated in order to identify diseases which might be of occupational importance. The mortality rate from respiratory diseases in the farm laborer groups (employees) was triple the rate in the farm ...
M L, Carlson, G R, Petersen
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Ringworm Infection Among Agricultural Workers
International Journal of Epidemiology, 1976This paper describes a study of the occurrence of T. mentagrophytes var. gran (ringworm) infection in small mammals living in nature and the possibility of the transmission of the aetiological agent from the natural focus of infection to man. The epizootological importance of small mammals is considered from the point of view of their ecological ...
L, Chmel, J, Buchvald, M, Valentová
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Pleural asbestosis in agricultural workers
Environmental Research, 1967Abstract Fluorographic examination of 3325 persons in the rural region of Avren (South Bulgaria) living within 10 km of an asbestos mine demonstrated 155 cases of pleural asbestosis. Of these, only 23 were engaged in the production or transport of asbestos, while the remaining 132 persons (86 men and 46 women) had had no occupational contact with ...
C, Zolov, T, Bourilkov, L, Babadjov
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Hazards for Agricultural Workers
2017This chapter describes hazards for agricultural workers. This is a large and exceedingly diverse group, with work—often precarious work—being performed by very young and very old persons, workers who are often economically disadvantaged, and workers of many nationalities and languages.
Amy K. Liebman, John May
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Workers' compensation experience of Colorado agriculture workers, 2000–2004
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 2006Agriculture is among the most hazardous of occupations. The lack of information regarding agriculture injuries or fatalities has been recognized as an obstacle for effective injury prevention. Workers' compensation claims data for non-fatal injuries among agriculture and agri-business workers in the State of Colorado between the years of 2000 and 2004 ...
David I, Douphrate +2 more
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Hearing Loss in Migrant Agricultural Workers
Journal of Agromedicine, 2005Farmers have high rates of hearing loss, yet little is known about the hearing status of migrant agricultural workers. We performed a cross-sectional survey to assess the prevalence and impact of hearing loss in this population.One hundred fifty migrant and seasonal agricultural workers were surveyed at a series of health fairs held at migrant camps. A
Peter M, Rabinowitz +4 more
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The California Agricultural Workers Health Survey
Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 2008The California Agricultural Workers Health Survey was a statewide cross-sectional household survey of 970 hired farm laborers. Randomly selected participants residing in randomly selected dwellings were recruited in seven communities representing all of the state's agricultural regions.
D, Villarejo, S A, McCurdy
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Multiple Myeloma in Swedish Agricultural Workers
International Journal of Epidemiology, 1986Increased risk of multiple myeloma was found among farmers in studies reported in the literature. A retrospective cohort study of Swedish agricultural workers is now presented. All 254417 men aged 20-69 years at the time of the national census in 1960, who stated that they were working in agriculture, formed the study cohort.
G, Steineck, K, Wiklund
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Migrant Workers in Agriculture
1940Excerpts from the Report: The farm laborer at best is a young man who is working as a hired laborer only temporarily, while he is accumulating enough capital to buy a team of horses and some farm machinery and to obtain experience which would enable him to start farming as a renter.
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