A Community-Based Study on the Effect of Hexachlorocyclo-Hexane (HCH) Exposure in Spraymen and General Population

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 189-198

  Joshi, P L ^a   Bhattacharya, M ^b   Yadava, R L ^c   Chand, Bikram ^c   Narasimham, M V V L ^c   Nigam, D K ^b   Jain, C L ^d  

^a Reg Off for Hlth and Fam Welfare   (India)

^b JLN Medical College   (India)

^c Natl Inst of Communicable Diseases   (India)

^d MMH College   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; LINDANE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SUBURBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0030226239     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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