Pesticide exposure resulting from treatment of lice infestation in school-aged children in Georgia

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 358-362

  Naeher, Luke P ^a,b   Barr, Dana B ^a   Rithmire, Nancy ^c   Edwards, Jeannie ^d   Holmes, Adrianne K ^a   Needham, Larry L ^a   Rubin, Carol S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c Forsyth County School District   (United States)

^d Dawson County School District   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Children; Lice; Lindane; Permethrin; Pesticide; Pyrethroid

Indexed keywords

BIOMOLECULES; BODY FLUIDS; CYCLOHEXANE; INSECTICIDES; METABOLITES;

BIOMONITORING; CHILDREN; LICE; LINDANE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROIDS;

PESTICIDES;

BIOMONITORING; HCH; HEALTH RISK; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; METABOLITE; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 58349085066     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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