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Abstract
Contrary a first impression, the effects of agricultural work on morbidity and mortality rates are not well known at present. Epidemiological researchs in France are lagging and ergonomie studies have been scarce in the agricultural sector. A protection policy has however been enforced ; this study shows that the information gathered through the policy implementation does not provide means of exactly assessing the frequency, the severity, the circumstances of work accidents and diseases linked to the existing conditions of agricultural activity.