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Farmers' knowledge, practices and injuries associated with pesticide exposure in rural farming villages in Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Pesticides in Tanzania are extensively used for pest control in agriculture. Their usage and unsafe handling practices may potentially result in high farmer exposures and adverse health effects. The aim of this study was to describe farmers’ pesticide exposure profile, knowledge about pe...

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Autores principales:	Lekei, Elikana E, Ngowi, Aiwerasia V, London, Leslie
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2014
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3999359/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24754959 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-389

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