Pesticides exposure and the use of personal protective equipment by cocoa farmers in Ghana

Elvis D. Okoffo1, Moses Mensah2, Benedicta Y. Fosu-Mensah1
1Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies (IESS), University of Ghana, P. O. Box 209, Legon, Accra, Ghana
2Department of Architecture, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana

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