Pesticide exposure and birthweight: An epidemiological study in Central Poland

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-39

  Da̧browski, Sławomir ^a   Hanke, Wojciech ^b   Polańska, Kinga ^b   Makowiec Da̧browska, Teresa ^b   Sobala, Wojciech ^b  

^a District Hospital   (Poland)

^b NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Low birthweight; Pesticide; Pregnancy duration

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; ANILIDE; ARYLOXYPHENOXYPROPIONIC ACID; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; COPPER; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID; FENAZAQUIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PHENOXYACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRETHROID; TRIAZINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UREA;

ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANUAL LABOR; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHYSICIAN; POLAND; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT;

EID: 0344990165     PISSN: 12321087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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