Does unauthorized status reduce exposure to pesticides? Evidence from the national agricultural workers survey

Work and Occupations

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 367-399

  Kandel, William A ^a,c   Donato, Katharine M ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Farm labor; Immigration; Legal status; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951544952     PISSN: 07308884     EISSN: 15528464     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0730888409347599     Document Type: Article

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