Neurophysiological function in farm workers exposed to organophosphate pesticides

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 7-14

  Engel, Lawrence S ^a   Keifer, Matthew C ^b   Checkoway, Harvey ^c   Robinson, Lawrence R ^d   Vaughan, Thomas L ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^b Departments of Medicine and Environmental Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SURAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

EID: 2642714143     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899809605684     Document Type: Article

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