Pyrethroid illnesses in California, 1996-2002

Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 186, Issue , 2006, Pages 57-72

  Spencer, Janet ^a   O'Malley, Michael ^a  

^a California Department of Pesticide Regulation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

AGRICULTURE; CLASSIFICATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 33646708491     PISSN: 01795953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-32883-1_2     Document Type: Review

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