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Assessment of Personal Protective Equipment Use Among Farmers in Eastern North Carolina: A Cross-sectional Study

Gregory D. KearneyDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaohui XuDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Health Professions, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Jo Anne G. BalanayEnvironmental Health Sciences Program, Department of Health Education and Promotion, College of Health and Human Performance, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Daniel L. AllenDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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Ann P. RaffertyDepartment of Public Health, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
Pages 43-54 | Published online: 30 Jan 2015

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