Acute pesticide poisoning - A global public health problem

Danish Medical Bulletin

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 58-59

  Konradsen, Flemming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEATH; FATALITY; HOME; INTOXICATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF POISONING; SUICIDE;

EID: 34547447574     PISSN: 16039629     EISSN: 16039629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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