Acute pesticide-related illnesses among working youths, 1988-1999

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 605-610

  Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a   Mehler, Louise N ^b   Rosales, Rachel ^c   Baum, Lynden ^d   Thomsen, Catherine ^e   Male, Dorilee ^f   Shafey, Omar ^g   Das, Rupali ^h   Lackovic, Michelle ⁱ   Arvizu, Ernest ^j  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e Office of Disease Prevention and Epidemiology   (United States)

^f NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^h CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^j ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; FUNGICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SKIN DISEASE; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; OCCUPATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PESTICIDES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; PYRETHRINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0037799069     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.4.605     Document Type: Article

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