Health and social impacts of Tobacco production

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 71-81

  Arcury, Thomas A ^a   Quandt, Sara A ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Agriculture; Community health; Health disparities; Occupational health

Indexed keywords

NICOTINE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOBACCO;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; HUMANS; NICOTINE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PESTICIDES; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34447617410     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v11n03_08     Document Type: Article

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