Neurobehavioral outcomes among farm and nonfarm rural ecuadorians

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 277-286

  Cole, Donald C ^b   Carpio, Fernando ^a   Julian, Jim ^c   Leon, Ninfa ^a   Carbotte, Ramona ^c   De Almeida, Hipatia ^a  

^a Fundacion NUESTRA   (Ecuador)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Agricultural workers' diseases; Cross cultural; Ecuador; Nervous system disorders; Neuropsychological tests; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRUG ABUSE; ECUADOR; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; RURAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECUADOR; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 0030789807     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0892-0362(97)00019-6     Document Type: Article

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