The Nicaraguan pesticide poisoning register: Constant underreporting

International Journal of Health Services

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 773-787

  Corriols Molina, Marianela ^a,e   Marín Ruiz, Jesús ^b   Berroteran, Jacqueline ^b   Lozano, Luz Marina ^b   Lundberg, Ingvar ^c   Thörn, Åke ^d  

^a WHO ^*  (Nicaragua)

^b Ministry of Health   (Nicaragua)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Occupational Health Unit in Northern Sweden

^e OPS Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; POLICY MAKING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NICARAGUA; POISON CENTER; REGISTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EPISODE OF CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIDDLE AGED; NICARAGUA; PESTICIDES; POISONING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; YOUNG ADULT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 57749196169     PISSN: 00207314     EISSN: 15414469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/HS.38.4.k     Document Type: Article

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