Environmental toxins and health-The health impact of pesticides

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1002-1004

  Cohen, Marc ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; POLLUTION; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HEALTH STATUS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSECTICIDES; MILK, HUMAN; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; VICTORIA; WATER PURIFICATION;

EID: 38449100191     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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