Work with pesticides and organophosphate sheep dips

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 467-470

  Coggon, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organophosphates; Pesticides; Poisoning; Regulation

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ATROPINE; MECOPROP; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PRALIDOXIME;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; FATALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0036932856     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.8.467     Document Type: Review

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