Arborists in Louisiana, U.S.: A baseline assessment of safety and professionalism

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 228-234

  Dozier, Hallie ^a   Machtmes, Krisanna ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arboriculture; Arborist; ISA; Louisiana; Professional development; Professional education; Professional membership; Professional training; Program assessment; Safety education; Safety training; Survey; TCIA

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; SAFETY; TRAINING; URBAN FORESTRY;

LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24944579849     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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