Occupational exposure to pesticides and congenital malformations: A review of mechanisms, methods, and results

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 232-240

  García, Ana M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b Depto de Med Prev/Salud Publica   (Spain)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers; Congenital malformations; Epidemiologic studies; Occupational exposure; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABNORMALITIES, DRUG-INDUCED; AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; MUTAGENS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0031952568     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199803)33:3<232::AID-AJIM4>3.3.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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