Using the Health Belief Model to understand pesticide use decisions

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 941-956

  Khan, Muhammad ^a  

^a FEDERAL URDU UNIVERSITY OF ARTS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Environmentally sound behaviour; Health Belief Model; Health effects; Pesticide use; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH RISK; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK PERCEPTION;

PAKISTAN;

EID: 84863410189     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v49i4iipp.941-956     Document Type: Conference Paper

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