Model development for health promotion and control of agricultural occupational health hazards and accidents in Pathumthani, Thailand

Industrial Health

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 669-676

  Buranatrevedh, Surasak ^a   Sweatsriskul, Peeungjun ^b  

^a THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WALAILAK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bio pest control; Biofertilizer; Disease prevention; Farmers; Health promotin; Occupational health; Occupational health hazards; Thailand

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEST CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RICE; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; THAILAND;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORYZA SATIVA; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THAILAND;

EID: 28444446595     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.43.669     Document Type: Article

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