TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Farm-related fatalities among children in California, 1980 to 1989
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Wintemute, Garen J.
A1  - Lopez, Raquel
A1  - Schenker, M. B.
SP  - 89
EP  - 92
VL  - 85
IS  - 1
N2  - To evaluate farm-related deaths among children in California and to identify specific risk factors, this study used death certificate tapes to identify 40 farm-related deaths among children under age 15 in California for 1980 to 1989. Mortality rates and odds ratios for cause-specific unintentional farm deaths were calculated. While California's farm-related mortality rate was lower than those in the midwestern states studied, the rate for Hispanic boys was 70% higher than that for non-Hispanics. The odds of death from machinery (81.3), animals (10.1), electricity (5.2), and nontraffic motor vehicles (3.4) were significantly greater than those in nonfarm locations; those from drowning were significantly lower (0.2). Specific factors associated with the lower California mortality rate need to be identified.
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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -