Pesticide poisoning: A major health problem in Sri Lanka

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 4-5, 1998, Pages 495-504

  Van Der Hoek, W ^a   Konradsen, F ^a   Athukorala, K ^a   Wanigadewa, T ^a  

^a Intl Irrigat Mgmt Inst Hq   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Pesticides; Poisoning; Sri Lanka; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE POISONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LAW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PEST CONTROL; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PESTICIDES; POISONING; SRI LANKA; SUICIDE;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0032007903     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00193-7     Document Type: Article

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