Occupational risk factors for work-related disorders in greenhouse workers

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 265-277

  Jurewicz, Joanna ^a   Kouimintzis, Dimitris ^b   Burdorf, Alex ^c   Hanke, Wojciech ^a   Chatzis, Christos ^b   Linos, Athena ^b  

^a NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Allergy; Cancer; Dermatitis; Reproductive effect; Work in greenhouse

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; DERMATITIS; GENITAL SYSTEM; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DISEASE;

EID: 34547683382     PISSN: 09431853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10389-007-0129-x     Document Type: Review

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