Victorian farmers' and other rural outdoor workers' skin cancer prevention knowledge and practices

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 115-121

  Makin, J ^a   Dobbinson, S ^a   Doyle, C ^a  

^a CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Farmers; Outdoor workers; Rural workers; Skin cancer; Sun protection

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649510599     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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