Long-term neurobehavioral effects of mild poisonings with organophosphate and n-methyl carbamate pesticides among banana workers

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-34

  Wesseling, Catharina ^a   Keifer, Matthew ^a   Ahlbom, Anders ^a   McConnell, Rob ^a   Moon, Jai Dong ^a   Rosenstock, Linda ^a   Hogstedt, Christer ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Carbamate; Cholinesterase inhibitor; Costa Rica; Cross sectional study; Developing country; Epidemiology; Neurobehavioral effects; Occupational exposure; Organophosphate; Pesticides; Poisoning

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BANANA; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION; WORKER;

EID: 0036167916     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.1.27     Document Type: Article

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