Surveillance for acute insecticide-related illness associated with mosquito-control efforts - Nine states, 1999-2002

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 52, Issue 27, 2003, Pages 629-634

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INSECTICIDE;

ARTICLE; EXPOSURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UNITED STATES;

ARIZONA; CALIFORNIA; FLORIDA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INSECTICIDES; LOUISIANA; MICHIGAN; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OREGON; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0038263182     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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