Characteristics of pesticide-related hospitalizations, Louisiana, 1998-2007

Public Health Reports

Volumn 125, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 457-467

  Badakhsh, Roshan ^a   Lackovic, Michelle ^a   Ratard, Raoult ^a  

^a Louisiana Office of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISINFECTANT AGENT; PESTICIDE; RODENTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF POISONING; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 77951603926     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335491012500315     Document Type: Article

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