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Pesticides use and health impacts on farmers in Thailand, Vietnam, and Lao PDR: Protocol for a survey of knowledge, behaviours and blood acetyl cholinesterase concentrations

David Hughes, Wisit Thongkum, Kukiat Tudpor, Niruwan Turnbull, Nachalida Yukalang, Vanphanom Sychareun, Thang Van Vo, Latt Latt Win, Alan Watkins Orcid Logo, Sue Jordan Orcid Logo

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Swansea University Authors: David Hughes, Alan Watkins Orcid Logo, Sue Jordan Orcid Logo

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Pesticides use in Southeast Asia has increased steadily, driven by the growth of large-scale commercial farming, as well as a desire to maximise food production in rural subsistence economies. Given that use of chemical pesticides, such as organophosphates and carbamates, has known potential health...

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