Epidemiology of pesticide poisonings in the United States, with special reference to occupational cases

Occupational Medicine - State of the Art Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-220

  Blondell, Jerome ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AMBULATORY CARE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

AMBULATORY CARE; CLINICAL TRIALS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748974255     PISSN: 0885114X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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