Clinical observation of 12 farmers who believe themselves to have suffered from chronic pesticide intoxication

Korean Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-4

  Hong, Zoong Rock ^a   Hong, So Young ^b   Han, Mi Jung ^a   Lee, Hae Seung ^a   Gil, Hyo Ook ^a   Yang, Jong O ^a   Lee, En Yung ^a   Hong, Sae Yong ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic pesticide intoxication; Depression; Farmers; Medically unexplained physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; DEPRESSION; DRESS SYNDROME; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RELIGION; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SOUTH KOREA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; KOREA; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 43049098306     PISSN: 12263303     EISSN: 20056648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2008.23.1.1     Document Type: Article

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