Knowledge and beliefs regarding agricultural pesticides in rural Guatemala

Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 241-248

  Popper, Roger ^a   Andino, Karla ^a   Bustamante, Mario ^a   Hernandez, Beatriz ^a   Rodas, Luis ^a  

^a Management Systems International   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Farmers; Guatemala; Health; Housewives; Knowledge; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; GUATEMALA; HOUSEHOLD; INTOXICATION; LEARNING; PEDICULUS; RURAL AREA;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FARMERS' ATTITUDES; PERCEPTION; PEST CONTROL; PEST USE; PESTICIDE POISONING;

GUATEMALA;

PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0029662569     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01204008     Document Type: Article

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