Ocular toxicity from pesticide exposure: A recent review

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 102-107

  Jaga, Kushik ^a,b,d   Dharmani, Chandrabhan ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyes; Pesticides; Protection; Toxicity; Vision

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; DOSE RESPONSE; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TOXICITY; JAPAN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33744935756     PISSN: 1342078X     EISSN: 13474715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1265/ehpm.11.102     Document Type: Review

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