Plasma cholinesterase level of Ethiopian farm workers exposed to chemical pesticide

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 504-505

  Mekonnen, Yalemtsehay ^a   Ejigu, D ^b  

^a ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b BAHIR DAR UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Acetyl cholinesterase; Carbamate; Chemical pesticide; Farm workers; Organophosphate

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINESTERASES; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 24944491826     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqi088     Document Type: Article

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