Assessment of the ability of health care providers to treat and prevent adverse health effects of pesticides in agricultural areas of Tanzania

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 349-356

  Ngowi, Aiwerasia V F ^a   Maeda, David N ^a   Partanen, Timo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exposure; Hazard; Health care; Pesticides; Poisoning; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; COFFEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COTTON; EYE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN; STAFF TRAINING; TANZANIA;

EID: 0035689279     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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