Perceptions of pesticide associated cancer risks among farmers: A qualitative assessment

Human Organization

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 342-349

  Perry, Melissa J ^a   Bloom, Frederick R ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dairy farmers; Health status; Pesticides; US; Wisconsin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004706181     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.57.3.653wk71255172971     Document Type: Article

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