Assessment of unintentional acute pesticide poisoning among smallholder vegetable farmers in Trinidad and Jamaica

• Main Authors: Dwight E. Robinson (Author), Alexander M. Stuart (Author), Sheila Willis (Author), Joey P. Salmon (Author), Jeet Ramjattan (Author), Wayne Ganpat (Author), Stephanie Williamson (Author), Keith F. Tyrell (Author), Duraisamy Saravanakumar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Poisoning caused by pesticides is widely recognized as a major public health problem among smallholder farmers and rural communities, including in the Caribbean. However, a lack of quality data impedes understanding of the problem and hampers the development of effective strategies for its managemen...