Pesticide use patterns among small-scale farmers: A case study from phitsanulok, Thailand

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 401-410

  Plianbangchang, Pinyupa ^a   Jetiyanon, Kanchalee ^a   Wittaya areekul, Sakchai ^a  

^a NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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EID: 63149177584     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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