Exposures of children to organophosphate pesticides and their potential adverse health effects

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 107, Issue SUPPL. 3, 1999, Pages 409-419

  Eskenazi, Brenda ^a   Bradman, Asa ^a   Castorina, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Environment; Exposure; Growth; Neurodevelopment; Organophosphate; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BRAIN LEVEL; BRAIN WEIGHT; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFANT; LOCOMOTION; MAZE TEST; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW;

EID: 0032791061     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107s3409     Document Type: Review

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