High prevalence of household pesticides and their unsafe use in rural South India
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of usage, unsafe practices and risk perception regarding household pesticides in a rural community of Tamil Nadu, India. Materials and Methods: In a cross-sectional survey we used a pre-tested questionnaire and trained interviewers to collect information on hous...
Main Authors: | Grace A. Chitra, Prabhdeep Kaur, Tarun Bhatnagar, Ponnaiah Manickam, Manoj V. Murhekar |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
2013-04-01
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Series: | International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health |
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Online Access: | http://ijomeh.eu/High-prevalence-of-household-pesticides-and-their-unsafe-use-in-rural-south-india,2205,0,2.html |
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