Biological monitoring of organophosphate pesticides in preschool children in an agricultural community in Thailand

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 134-141

  Petchuay, Chidhathai ^a   Visuthismajarn, Parichart ^a   Vitayavirasak, Banjong ^a   Hore, Paromita ^a   Robson, Mark G ^a,b  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological monitoring; Children; Non occupational exposure; Organophosphate; Urinary metabolite

Indexed keywords

ALKANEDIOL DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLITE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; THAILAND; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33749170307     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2006.12.2.134     Document Type: Article

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