Encyclopedia of Global Health

Yawei Zhang

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Yawei Zhang
In:Encyclopedia of Global Health
Chapter DOI:https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855
Subject:Public Health (general), Public Health Education & Health Promotion
Keywords:DDT; food production; insects; pesticide

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Pesticides are materials used to eliminate or reduce pests. Pests can be defined as insects, weeds, mammals, and pathogens or microorganisms. Insects and weeds cause damage in agricultural products all over the world, causing losses in food production. Currently, there are ...

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  Zhang, Y. (2008). Pesticides. In Encyclopedia of Global Health (Vol. 4, pp. 1358-1360). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855
  
  Zhang, Yawei. "Pesticides." In Encyclopedia of Global Health, edited by Zhang, Yawei, 1358-60. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.
  
  Zhang, Y. 2008. Pesticides. In: Encyclopedia of Global Health. Yawei Zhang Editor, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 1358-1360 Available at: <https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855> [Accessed 8 Dec 2023].
  
  Zhang, Yawei. "Pesticides." Encyclopedia of Global Health. Edited by Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2008, pp. 1358-60. Sage Knowledge, doi: https://doi.org/10.4135/9781412963855.
  
  Zhang, Yawei. Pesticides. In Encyclopedia of Global Health. Vol. 4. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2008: 1358-1360. doi:10.4135/9781412963855
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