Erratum: Risk assessment of pesticide exposure on health of Pakistani tobacco farmers (Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (2010) 20 (196-204) DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.13);Risk assessment of pesticide exposure on health of Pakistani tobacco farmers

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 196-204

  Khan, Dilshad Ahmed ^a   Shabbir, Saira ^a   Majid, Mahwish ^a   Naqvi, Tatheer Alam ^a   Khan, Farooq Ahmed ^a  

^a ARMY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Pesticide; Plasma cholinesterase; Protective equipment; Tobacco farmers

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 77149139854     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.55     Document Type: Erratum

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