Health effects associated with sulfuryl fluoride and methyl bromide exposure among structural fumigation workers

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1774-1780

  Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a   Mueller, Charles A ^a   Fajen, John M ^a   Chrislip, David W ^a   Russo, John ^a   Briggle, Thomas ^b   Fleming, Lora E ^b   Suruda, Anthony J ^c   Steenland, Kyle ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYL BROMIDE; PESTICIDE; SULFURYL FLUORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERGONOMICS; HAND FUNCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OLFACTORY SYSTEM; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PEST CONTROL; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

EID: 0032433173     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.88.12.1774     Document Type: Article

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