Why don't pesticide applicators protect themselves?: Exploring the use of personal protective equipment among Colombian smallholders

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-23

  Feola, Giuseppe ^a   Binder, Claudia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Colombia; IAC framework; Intervention; Personal protective equipment (PPE); Pesticides; Transition

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGE; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COLOMBIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURE; BEHAVIOR; COLOMBIA; CULTURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 74749101942     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2010.16.1.11     Document Type: Article

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