The california pesticide program: Comments from the front lines

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 57-68

  Lessenger, James E ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Ipm; Pesticide illness surveillance; Physician education; Worker safety

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748967886     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v03n04_06     Document Type: Article

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