Agricultural health in the Gambia I: Agricultural practices and developments

Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-12

  Kuye, Rex ^a   Donham, Kelley ^a   Marquez, Shannon ^a   Sanderson, Wayne ^a   Fuortes, Laurence ^a   Rautiainen, Risto ^a   Jones, Martin ^a   Gulp, Kennith ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural practices; Agriculture; Farm labor; Health and safety; The Gambia

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL PROCEDURES; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANIMAL CARE; CATTLE; CEREAL; COTTON; CROP; CROPPING SYSTEM; GAMBIA; GOAT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIVESTOCK; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEANUT; POULTRY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RICE; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SHEEP; SWINE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GAMBIA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33746457410     PISSN: 12321966     EISSN: 12321966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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