Agrochemical exposure and farmworker health in the caribbean: A local/global perspective

Human Organization

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 350-358

  Andreatta, Susan L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Caribbean; Occupational health; Pesticides; Political ecology

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004680562     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.57.3.e24073870707579h     Document Type: Article

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