The effect of tobacco consumption on blood cholinesterase levels among workers exposed to organophosphorus pesticides

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 399-403

  Mishra, Gauravi A ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

blood cholinesterase; organophosphorus pesticide; tobacco

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; HEMOGLOBIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; TOBACCO;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHOLINESTERASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; SMOKING; TOBACCO, SMOKELESS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34248148131     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748233706073418     Document Type: Article

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