Genetically modified cotton and farmers' health in China

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 296-303

  Hossain, Ferdaus ^a   Pray, Carl E ^a   Lu, Yanmei ^a   Huang, Jikun ^b   Fan, Cunhui ^b   Hu, Ruifa ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Biotechnology; China; Farmers; Genetically modified; Health; Pesticide; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHINA; COTTON; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 4444343713     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2004.10.3.296     Document Type: Article

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