Potential health effects of pesticide use on farmworkers in Lesotho

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 107, Issue 7-8, 2011, Pages

  Mokhele, Tholang A ^a,b  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA INTERPRETATION; FARMERS KNOWLEDGE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TRAINING;

LESOTHO;

EID: 79960677015     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: 19967489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajs.v107i7/8.509     Document Type: Article

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