Perceptions and Behaviors of Primary Care Physicians Regarding Farmers Occupational Exposures and Health

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• Personal Author:
  Prince TS ; Westneat S
• Description:
  Background: Agricultural work remains one of the most hazardous occupations in terms of injury and illnesses. It is not well known, however, to what extent physicians who care for farmers are aware of these dsks, or if they perform additional medical surveillance or counseling specifically for their farming patients. Methods: At a series of recent rpedical conferences, 209 physicians completed questionnaires concerning farm health issues and personal medical practice behaviors. Results: Given a series of diseases known to be associated with farm­ing and asked to compare prevalence rates between their farming pa­tients and their other working patients, the respondents rated only skin diseases as being more prevalent among farmers. Risk perception in­creased with personal farm experience and number of farming patients seen. Conclusions: Some primary care physicians, particularly those with a limited knowledge of farming as an occupation, may underestimate the health risks associated with agricultural exposures. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Family Farmers Hazardous Substances Neoplasms Occupational Diseases Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety Safety Management Skin Skin Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agriculture Epidemiology Exposure-levels Exposure-limits Families Family Physicians Hazard-Confirmed Hazardous-materials Hazards Injuries Injury-prevention Medical Education Occupational-diseases Occupational-exposure Occupational-hazards Occupational-health Safety-climate Safety-education Safety-measures Safety-personnel Safety-practices Safety-programs Skin-cancer Skin-diseases Skin-exposure Skin-infections Skin-irritants Skin-lesions Skin-protection Skin-sensitivity

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  79-88
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20034615
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2001 Sep; 7(3):79-88
• Contact Point Address:
  T. S. Prince, Southeast Center for Agricultural Health and Safety, 1141 Red Mile Road, Suite 102, Lexington, KY 40504-9842
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky, Department of Preventive Medicine, Lexington, KY
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186759/cdc_186759_DS1.pdf
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