Occupational pesticide intoxications among farmers in Bolivia: A cross-sectional study

Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source

Volumn 5, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Jørs, Erik ^a   Morant, Rafael Cervantes ^b,c   Aguilar, Guido Condarco ^b,c   Huici, Omar ^b,c   Lander, Flemming ^d   Bælum, Jesper ^a   Konradsen, Flemming ^e  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b CARE   (Bolivia)

^c Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine   (Denmark)

^d SKIVE REGIONAL HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; CIPERMETHRIN; CYHALOTHRIN; DIMETHOATE; METHAMIDOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARATHION; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PROPINEB; SULFUR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BOLIVIA; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTOXICATION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BOLIVIA; CHOLINESTERASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; JOB DESCRIPTION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33646765422     PISSN: 1476069X     EISSN: 1476069X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-069X-5-10     Document Type: Article

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