Practices in pesticide handling and the use of personal protective equipment in Mexican agricultural workers

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 117-126

  Blanco Muñoz, Julia ^a   Lacasaña, Marina ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b ANDALUSIAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Spain)

^c CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Mexico; Personal protective equipment; Pesticide handlers; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK-TAKING; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953681033     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2011.555282     Document Type: Article

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