@article{ref1,
title="Economic burden of agricultural machinery injuries in Ontario, 1985 to 1996",
journal="Journal of rural health",
year="2003",
author="Locker, Alison R. and Dorland, John L. and Hartling, L. and Pickett, William",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="285-291",
abstract="CONTEXT: Agricultural injuries are an important and understudied category of occupational injuries. PURPOSE: This study estimated the economic burden of agricultural machinery injuries that occurred in Ontario, Canada's largest province, between 1985 and 1996. METHODS: Conventional methodology for estimating economic burden, as embodied in a computer program previously developed for this purpose, was applied to hospitalized, nonhospitalized, and fatal agricultural machinery injuries. FINDINGS: The total economic burden of these injuries over the 12-year study period was estimated to be 228.1 million dollars, or 19.0 million dollars annually (1995 Canadian dollars, 3.0% discount rate). By extrapolation, the economic burden of all farm injuries in Canada is estimated to be between 200 and 300 million dollars annually. CONCLUSIONS: Costing information about agricultural injuries provides support for the prioritization and development of injury-control initiatives.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0890-765X",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}