Protecting U.S. schoolchildren from pests and pesticides

Pesticide Outlook

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-39

  Fournier, Al ^a   Whitford, Fred ^a   Gibb, Timothy J ^a   Oseto, Christian Y ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037304214     PISSN: 09561250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b300669g     Document Type: Review

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