Behavior change, environmental hazards and respiratory protection among a Southern farm community

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-58

  Carruth, Ann K ^a   Duthu, Stacie G ^a   Levin, Jeffrey ^b   Lavigne, Thadd ^c  

^a SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^c Ear Nose and Throat Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Occupational health; Respiratory health; Transtheoretical Model of Change

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ALLERGEN;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DUST; FEMALE; GAS MASK; HEALTH; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; ALLERGENS; CEREALS; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RURAL HEALTH; SMOKING; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 58149302898     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10599240802055879     Document Type: Article

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