Health effects of livestock farming in Europe

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 245-254

  Kouimintzis, Dimitris ^a   Chatzis, Christos ^a   Linos, Athena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Animals; Health risks; Livestock; Occupational health; Review

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BREEDING; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; LIVESTOCK; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 34547650645     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-007-0130-4     Document Type: Review

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