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

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Elikana E Lekei
Aiwerasia V Ngowi
Leslie London
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[1] Tropical Pesticides Research Institute,Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)
[2] School of Public Health and Social Sciences,undefined
[3] School of Public Health & Family Medicine - Faculty of Health Sciences,undefined
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BMC Public Health | / 14卷
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Farmers; Exposure; Knowledge; Pesticide poisoning; Associated injuries; Tanzania;
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