Farmers' self-surveillance of pesticide poisoning: A 12-month pilot in Northern Vietnam

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 201-211

  Murphy, Helen H ^a   Hoan, Nguyen Phung ^a   Matteson, Patricia ^a   Morales Abubakar, Alma Linda C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

IPM; Occupational health; Participatory research; Pesticides; Poisoning; Surveillance; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

ABAMECTIN; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CIPERMETHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; DIMETHOATE; FENITROTHION; FENOBUCARB; FENVALERATE; FIPRONIL; KASUGAMYCIN; METHAMIDOPHOS; METHIDATHION; METRIFONATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; OXADIAZON; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; PHTHALIDE DERIVATIVE; PROPICONAZOLE; PYRETHROID; VALIDAMYCIN A; ZINEB;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIET NAM;

EID: 0036656464     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.3.201     Document Type: Article

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