Protection against breathing dust: Behavior over time in Californian farmers

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 189-203

  Mitchell, Diane C ^a   Schenker, Marc B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural dust; Farmer's attitudes; Longitudinal; Personal protective equipment; Protective behaviors; Respiratory disease; Respiratory risk

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DUST; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; DUST; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK-TAKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 44949229329     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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