Association of pesticide safety beliefs and intentions with behaviors among farm pesticide applicators

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 18-21

  Perry, Melissa J ^a   Marbella, Anne ^b   Layde, Peter M ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032834761     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-14.1.18     Document Type: Article

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