A Dried Blood Spot Method to Evaluate Cholinesterase Activity in Young Children

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 59, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 467-470

  Hilborn, Elizabeth D ^a   Padilla, Stephanie ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Cholinesterase; Field study methods; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

EID: 29544443020     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039890409603427     Document Type: Article

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