Sun Safety Among Farmers and Farmworkers: A Review

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 53-65

  Kearney, Gregory D ^a   Xu, Xiaohui ^b   Balanay, Jo Anne G ^c   Becker, Alan J ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Farmers; farmworkers; sun exposure; ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

SUNSCREEN;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; SUNLIGHT;

AGRICULTURE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SUNLIGHT; SUNSCREENING AGENTS;

EID: 84892448046     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1059924X.2013.855691     Document Type: Review

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