Illnesses and injuries related to total release foggers - Eight states, 2001-2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 41, 2008, Pages 1125-1129

  Wheeler, K ^a   Kass, D ^a   Hoffman, R S ^b   Lackovic, M ^c   Mitchell, Y ^d   Barrett, R ^e   Morrissey, B ^f   Mehler, L ^g   Diebolt Brown, B ^h   Waltz, J ⁱ   Schwartz, A ^j   Calvert, G M ^k   Luckhaupt, S E ^l  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK CITY POISON CONTROL CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^g California Dept of Pesticide Regulation

^h Texas Dept of State Health Svcs   (United States)

ⁱ Oregon Dept of Human Svcs   (United States)

^j MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^k NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^l CDC ^*

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; INSTRUMENTATION; INTOXICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 54049100071     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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