Determinants of Unsafe Behavior in Pesticide Usage among Horticulture Farmer
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عنوان ژورنال: Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1857-9655
DOI: 10.3889/oamjms.2020.4210