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A Review of 2016–2017 Agricultural Youth Injuries Involving Skid Steers and a Call for Intervention and Translational Research

Bryan WeicheltNational Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Casper BendixsenNational Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic Research Institute, Marshfield, WI, USAView further author information
Pages 374-380 | Published online: 19 Sep 2018

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