The Palm Wine Trade: Occupational and Health Hazards

The palm wine trade is an important economic activity for many tropical rural areas worldwide. In West Africa, palm wine holds high sociocultural and traditional values. Wine tappers often climb very tall trees with rudimentary equipment to harvest palm sap and risk severe injuries in the event of a...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: L Mbuagbaw, SG Noorduyn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) Health Organization 2012-08-01
Series:The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.theijoem.com/ijoem/index.php/ijoem/article/view/177