Health risks related to crop farming in Europe

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 233-244

  Fuchs, Andreas ^a   Kouimintzis, Dimitris ^b   Neumann, Grit ^a   Kirch, Wilhelm ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Crop farming; Health risks

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CROP; EUROPE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 34547652454     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-007-0131-3     Document Type: Review

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