Does the perception of psychosocial factors increase the risk of pesticide exposure among seasonal hispanic farmworkers?

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 72-77

  Levesque, D L ^a   Arif, Ahmed A ^b  

^a DEVRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Chemically induced disorders; Hispanic americans; Occupational exposure; Psychology; Risk factors; Safety

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCEPTION; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898896510     PISSN: 20086520     EISSN: 20086814     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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