Symptoms and cholinesterase activity among rural residents living near cotton fields in Nicaragua

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 726-729

  Keifer, Matthew ^a,b,e   Rivas, Francisca ^c   Moon, Jai Dong ^d   Checkoway, Harvey ^b  

^a Department of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c Ministerio de Salud   (Nicaragua)

^d Kuan Ju University   (South Korea)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Neurotoxicity; Organophosphates; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICARAGUA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SYMPTOM;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0029843266     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.11.726     Document Type: Article

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