Pesticide-related illness among migrant farm workers in the United States

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 303-312

  Das, R ^a   Steege, A ^a   Baron, S ^a   Beckman, J ^a   Harrison, R ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Migrant farm workers; Pesticides; Risk prevention

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CARCINOGENICITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRANT WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035658246     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2001.7.4.303     Document Type: Review

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