Childhood pesticide poisoning - A clarion call for action on children's vulnerability

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 673-674

  London, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ADVERTIZING; AGRICULTURE; BODY SURFACE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD INJURY; EDITORIAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; GOVERNMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INHALATION; INTOXICATION; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; RISK FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 26644463005     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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