Sources of exposure to and public health implications of organophosphate pesticides

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-185

  Jaga, Kushik ^a,b   Dharmani, Chandrabhan ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental exposure; Environmental monitoring; Government regulation; Insecticides, organophosphate; Occupational exposure; Pesticides; United States of America

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

HEALTH RISK; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CHEMICAL WARFARE; DATA BASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY; TERRORISM; TOXICITY; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0142094527     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892003000800004     Document Type: Review

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