Open AccessMaxillofacial Injuries as an Occupational Hazard of Farming in Rural and Semi-urban Population: A 3-Year Retrospective Epidemiological Study
Author(s) -
N. Vaibhav,
Abhishek Ghosh,
Shashidhara Kamath,
G. K. Vivek,
Akshay Shetty,
Rohan Raut
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery/journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.293
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 0974-942X
pISSN - 0972-8279
DOI - 10.1007/s12663-020-01354-7
Subject(s) - medicine , oral and maxillofacial surgery , epidemiology , otorhinolaryngology , plastic surgery , retrospective cohort study , environmental health , occupational safety and health , rural population , hazard , agriculture , biostatistics , population , dentistry , surgery , geography , pathology , chemistry , organic chemistry , archaeology
The aim of the retrospective study is to conduct an epidemiological evaluation of farm-based/farm-related maxillofacial injuries to assess the pattern and severity of maxillofacial injuries sustained and to formulate prevention strategies.