Age related effects of pesticide exposure on neurobehavioral performance of adolescent farm workers in Brazil

Neurotoxicology and Teratology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 164-175

  Eckerman, David A ^a   Gimenes, Lincoln S ^a   de Souza, Rosane Curi ^b   Galvão, Patricia Regina Lopes ^a   Sarcinelli, Paula N ^b   Chrisman, Juliana R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Computerized test; Neurobehavioral; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BRAZIL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SEX RATIO; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ATTENTION; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33846785387     PISSN: 08920362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2006.09.028     Document Type: Article

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