Occupational hazards and health cost of women cotton pickers in Pakistani Punjab

Occupational hazards and health cost of women cotton pickers in Pakistani Punjab

Abstract Background Farm workers and female cotton pickers are exposed to residual impacts of pesticide use in cotton production, in addition to dust, ultraviolet radiation, etc. Cotton picking causes various health hazards among cotton pickers with varied health cost. A soil bacterium known as Baci...

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Main Authors: Khuda Bakhsh, Naeem Ahmad, M. Asif Kamran, Sarfraz Hassan, Qasir Abbas, Rashed Saeed, M. Sadiq Hashmi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2016-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Cotton
Pesticide
Women cotton pickers
Health cost
Pakistan
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-016-3635-3

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