Florida farmworkers' perceptions and lay knowledge of occupational pesticides

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 181-194

  Flocks, Joan ^a   Monaghan, Paul ^b   Albrecht, Stan ^c   Bahena, Alfredo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Farmworker Association of Florida   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmworkers; Florida; Lay knowledge; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; FLORIDA; FOCUS GROUPS; HAITI; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES;

EID: 34247867985     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-006-9040-6     Document Type: Article

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