Dust and noise exposures among farmers in Southland, New Zealand

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-161

  Firth, Hilda ^a   Herbison, Peter ^a   McBride, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farmers; Health; Occupational hygiene

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DUST; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEARING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE POLLUTION; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NEW ZEALAND; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; RISK FACTORS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND; SOUTH ISLAND; SOUTHLAND;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33645298481     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120500538267     Document Type: Article

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