Pregnancy outcomes among farming households of Nueva Ecija with conventional pesticide use versus integrated pest management

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 232-242

  Crisostomo, Lenore ^a   Molina, Victorio V ^a  

^a NONE   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Integrated pest management; Pesticides; Pregnancy outcomes

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEST CONTROL; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0036656854     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.3.232     Document Type: Article

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