Aldicarb food poisonings in california, 1985–1988: Toxicity estimates for humans

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1990, Pages 141-147

  Goldman, Lynn R ^a   Beller, Michael ^b   Oregon, Hillsboro ^a   Jackson, Richard J ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department Public Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDICARB SULFOXIDE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CUCUMBER; FOOD POISONING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATERMELON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALDICARB; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD POISONING; FRUIT; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

CITRULLUS LANATUS VAR. LANATUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS;

EID: 0025170931     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1990.9936707     Document Type: Article

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