BACKGROUND: Studies from other developed countries have shown that agriculture is
among the most dangerous occupational sectors in terms of work-related deaths. The …

Objective Patient safety studies have identified older adults as a high-risk group for adverse
events (AEs). As frequent users of the emergency department (ED), they are vulnerable to …

Indoor fine particles (FP s) are a combination of ambient particles that have infiltrated
indoors, and particles that have been generated indoors from activities such as cooking. The …

CONTEXT OF THIS STUDY: Canadians value ease of access to their health services.
Although many studies have focused on accessibility to health services in Canada, few have …

Aims: To use national surveillance data in Canada to describe gender differences in the
pattern of farm fatalities and severe injuries (those requiring hospitalisation). Methods: Data …

OBJECTIVE: We undertook an interpretative scoping review to examine organizational
priority setting and policy advocacy and the factors that influence nursing associations' cross …

Objective—To provide an overview of hospital admissions for the treatment of farm injuries.
Methods—Design: descriptive analysis of data from the Canadian Agricultural Injury …

Residential wood combustion is an important source of ambient air pollution, accounting for
over 25% of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) emissions in Canada. In addition to these …

Air toxics are airborne pollutants known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious
health effects, including certain volatile organic compounds (VOCs), prioritized by the US …

The incidence of allergic alveolitis (AA) and of febrile reactions (FR) to inhaled mold dust in
those who did not meet the criteria of AA was investigated in Swedish farmers, and the …