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Heat Exposure in Central Florida Fernery Workers: Results of a Feasibility Study

Valerie Vi Thien MacNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jose Antonio Tovar-AguilarFarmworker Association of Florida, Apopka, Florida, USAView further author information
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Joan FlocksLevin College of Law, University of Florida, Gainsville, Florida, USAView further author information
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Eugenia EconomosFarmworker Association of Florida, Apopka, Florida, USAView further author information
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Vicki S. HertzbergNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAView further author information
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Linda A. McCauleyNell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USAView further author information
Pages 89-99 | Published online: 23 Mar 2017

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