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Pesticide Knowledge and Safety Practices among Farm Workers in Kuwait: Results of a Survey

The unsafe and indiscriminate use of pesticides in agriculture represents a major hazard to the environment and human health. The aim of this study was to assess the levels of knowledge, attitude and practices of Kuwaiti farmers regarding the safe use of pesticides. A total of 250 farmers participat...

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Autores principales:	Jallow, Mustapha F.A., Awadh, Dawood G., Albaho, Mohammed S., Devi, Vimala Y., Thomas, Binson M.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	MDPI 2017
Materias:	Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5409541/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28338612 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph14040340

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