Pesticide poisoning in Costa Rica during 1996

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 42-44

  Leveridge, Yamillette R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; BIPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; BORIC ACID; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CIPERMETHRIN; DICHLORVOS; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FERTILIZER; HERBICIDE; METHYL BROMIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PROPOXUR; PYRETHROID;

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COSTA RICA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARBAMATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; POISONING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0031885232     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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