Evaluation of a clinic-based cholinesterase test kit for the Washington State Cholinesterase Monitoring Program

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 532-538

  Hofmann, Jonathan N ^a   Carden, Angela ^a   Fenske, Richard A ^a   Ruark, Harold E ^b   Keifer, Matthew C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Washington State Public Health Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase activity; Cholinesterase test kit; EQM test mate; Organophosphorus pesticides; Pesticide handler; WA state cholinesterase monitoring program

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE;

ARTICLE; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROGRAM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; CARBAMATES; CHOLINESTERASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDES; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 45249091247     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20588     Document Type: Article

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