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Risk factors for work-related injury among male farmers in Iowa: a prospective cohort study
Hyesook Park,Nancy L. Sprince,Mary Q. Lewis,Leon F. Burmeister,Paul S. Whitten,Craig Zwerling +5 more
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It was found that depressive symptoms and the number of hours working with animals were associated with the incidence of farmwork-relatedinjuries.Citations
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Neurobehavioral and neurodevelopmental effects of pesticide exposures.
Leslie London,Cheryl L. Beseler,Maryse F. Bouchard,David C. Bellinger,Claudio Colosio,Philippe Grandjean,Philippe Grandjean,Raúl Harari,Tahira Kootbodien,Hans Kromhout,Francesca Little,Tim Meijster,Angelo Moretto,Diane S. Rohlman,Lorann Stallones +14 more
TL;DR: The symposium discussion highlighted many challenges for researchers concerned with the prevention of neurotoxic illness due to pesticides and generated a number of directions for further research and policy interventions for the protection of human health.
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Injuries and fatalities to U.S. farmers and farm workers 55 years and older
TL;DR: Although older farmers and farm workers are at lower risk of overall injury compared to their younger counterparts, injuries to farmers 55 years and older tend to be much more severe.
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Hearing loss as a risk factor for agricultural injuries.
Seong Woo Choi,Corinne Peek-Asa,Nancy L. Sprince,Risto H. Rautiainen,Kelley J. Donham,Greg A. Flamme,Paul S. Whitten,Craig Zwerling +7 more
TL;DR: This study adds substantial evidence that hearing loss acts as a risk for agricultural injuries, and it is notable that self-reported hearing might be a stronger predictor of injuries than pure tone audiometry (PTA).
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Risk Factors for Agricultural Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
TL;DR: All selected factors except health problems significantly increased the risk of injury, and they should be considered when selecting high-risk populations for interventions, and considered as potential confounders in intervention studies.
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The CES-D Scale: A Self-Report Depression Scale for Research in the General Population
TL;DR: The CES-D scale as discussed by the authors is a short self-report scale designed to measure depressive symptomatology in the general population, which has been used in household interview surveys and in psychiatric settings.
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Two Shorter Forms of the CES-D Depression Symptoms Index:
TL;DR: In this paper, a field test of two shorter forms of the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D) symptoms index was conducted in a multisite survey of persons 65 and older.
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Screening for alcohol abuse using the cage questionnaire
TL;DR: A prospective study of 518 patients admitted to the orthopedic and medical services of a community-based teaching hospital during a six-month period was performed to test the hypothesis that a short, easily administered questionnaire would improve the detection rate by physicians of alcohol abuse.
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Agricultural injuries among older Kentucky farmers: The farm family health and hazard surveillance study
TL;DR: This population-based study reports the cumulative incidence of agricultural injuries during a 1-year period in a sample of 998 farmers aged 55 years and older living in Kentucky, finding that farmers reporting a prior injury that limited their ability to farm were at increased risk for a farm-related injury.