Pesticide take-home pathway among children of agricultural workers: Study design, methods, and baseline findings

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 42-53

  Thompson, Beti ^b   Coronado, Gloria D ^b   Grossman, Julia E ^b   Puschel, Klaus ^a   Solomon, Cam C ^b   Islas, Ilda ^b   Curl, Cynthia L ^b   Shirai, Jeffry H ^b   Kissel, John C ^b   Fenske, Richard A ^b  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; SELF REPORT; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0037236198     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200301000-00012     Document Type: Article

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