Latino migrant farmworkers in lowcountry South Carolina: A demographic profile and an examination of pesticide risk perception and protection in two pilot case studies

Human Organization

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 55-71

  Halfacre Hitchcock, Angela ^a   McCarthy, Deborah ^a   Burkett, Tracy ^a   Carvajal, Alicia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Farmworker health; Latino migrant labor; Pesticide safety; Risk perception; South Carolina

Indexed keywords

PERCEPTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 33644983624     PISSN: 00187259     EISSN: 00187259     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17730/humo.65.1.6cc5wqtvpw5xku4j     Document Type: Review

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