Percepción del riesgo por pesticidas y uso de equipo protector personal entre productores de algodón jóvenes y viejos en el norte de Grecia;Pesticide risk perception and use of personal protective equipment among young and old cotton growers in northern Greece

Agrociencia

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 363-371

  Damalas, Christos Asterios ^a   Hashemi, Seyyed Mahmoud ^b  

^a Department of Agricultural Development of Pieria ^*  (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Awareness; Beliefs; Health hazards; Safety

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77956448710     PISSN: 14053195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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