Journal article
Pain, medication, and injury in older farmers
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Agricultural work continues to be a dangerous occupation. Older farmers experience high risks for work-related injury. The purpose of this research was to determine if there is a relationship between medication use and injury among older male farmers in Alberta.
METHODS: Using probabilistic linkage between an Alberta Agriculture government registry of farm operators and the Alberta Health Plan registry file, older farmers (aged 66 …
Authors
Voaklander DC; Kelly KD; Rowe BH; Schopflocher DP; Svenson L; Yiannakoulias N; Pickett W
Journal
American Journal of Industrial Medicine, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 374–382
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
May 2006
DOI
10.1002/ajim.20292
ISSN
0271-3586