Review of pesticide education materials for health care providers providing care to agricultural workers

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 17-25

  Hiott, Ann E ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a   Early, Julie ^a   Jackson, David S ^a   Arcury, Thomas A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DATA BASE; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SKILL; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; INFORMATION SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STANDARD; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GUIDELINES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; TEACHING MATERIALS;

EID: 33645076291     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00002.x     Document Type: Review

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