Subclinical health effects of environmental pesticide contamination in a developing country: Cholinesterase depression in children

Environmental Research

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 87-91

  McConnell, Rob ^a,g   Pacheco, Feliciano ^b   Wahlberg, Kåre ^c   Klein, Willy ^b   Malespin, Omar ^b   Magnotti, Ralph ^d   Åkerblom, Malin ^e   Murray, Douglas ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Ministry of Health   (Nicaragua)

^c National Autonomous University   (Mexico)

^d EQM Research   (United States)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

^g Department of Preventive Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Cholinesterase inhibitors; Developing countries; Insecticides; Organophosphorus compounds

Indexed keywords

CAMPHECLOR; CHOLINESTERASE; DRINKING WATER; RAIN;

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH; PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NICARAGUA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION;

NICARAGUA;

EID: 0032865934     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1999.3958     Document Type: Article

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