Trends in occupational diseases in the Italian agricultural sector, 2004-2017 [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: To estimate the incidence of, trends in and effect of change in reporting rules on occupational diseases (ODs) in the Italian agricultural sector.
Marsili, Chiara +3 more
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Agricultural workers use pesticides to protect crops from insects, weeds, and other pests. However, these chemicals can cause serious health problems, especially if handled, applied, or disposed of improperly.
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Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety [PDF]
"What are our priorities? The Western Center for Agricultural Health and Safety (WCAHS) is one of 11 agricultural education, research and prevention centers funded by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
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Communicable Diseases as Occupational Hazards for Agricultural Workers: Using Experience Sampling Methods for Promoting Public Health [PDF]
, 2020 Vector-borne communicable diseases cause more than 700,000 deaths annually (World Health Organization, 2019). Despite various efforts, there has been no change in mortality rates due to communicable diseases worldwide (World Health Organization, 2019 ...
Burke, Margaret M., Saxena, Mahima
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Chronic Kidney Disease Among Agricultural Workers in Central America
American Journal of Public Health, 2014 A letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "The Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Mesoamerica: A Call for Interdisciplinary Research and Action" by C. Wesseling, J. Crow, C. Hagstedt et al. in a 2013 issue.
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National Children\u2019s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety Annual Report 2019 : September 30, 2018 -- September 29, 2019 [PDF]
The National Children\u2019s Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety (NCCRAHS) was established in 1997 and has a long history of developing, testing, and sustaining projects associated with children who live on, work on, and visit farms and ...
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Evaluation of Development in the Children of Seasonal Agricultural Workers [PDF]
, 2020 Children of seasonal agricultural workers, are a group of migrants in Turkey where agricultural production is intense, having a significant part of the year in unhealthy habitats in agricultural areas and having access to services [1,2].
Bilge, Ugur +6 more
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Respiratory allergy and asthma associated with pesticide exposure amongst women in rural Western Cape [PDF]
, 2012 Includes bibliographical references.Pesticide exposure has been increasingly associated with adverse respiratory health effects including asthma and allergy. However, few studies have been conducted among women and workers in developing countries.
Ndlovu, Vuyelwa
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Simple solutions : ergonomics for farm workers [PDF]
Spanish translation of: Simple solutions : ergonomics for farm workers, published ...
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Fatores relacionados à saúde ocupacional de agricultores expostos a agrotóxicos
Saúde e SociedadeResumo Objetiva-se analisar se características sociodemográficas, capacitação técnica e percepção de risco estão relacionados com a saúde ocupacional de agricultores expostos a agrotóxicos.
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