Prevalence, symptoms and chronicity of ciguatera in New Caledonia: Results from an adult population survey conducted in Noumea during 2005

Toxicon

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 662-667

  Baumann, Francine ^a   Bourrat, Marie Blanche ^b   Pauillac, Serge ^a  

^a Institut Pasteur de Nouvelle Caledonie Noumea   (New Caledonia)

^b Nurse clinic Entraide santé ^*  (New Caledonia)

Author keywords

Chronicity; Ciguatera; Ethnicity; Fish poisoning; Investigations; New Caledonia; Prevalence; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; BLURRED VISION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHRONICITY; CIGUATERA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DISEASE DURATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; NEUROTOXICITY; NEW CALEDONIA; PARESTHESIA; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SALIVATION; SEX RATIO; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; TASTE DISORDER; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOOTH PAIN; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; VOMITING;

ADULT; CIGUATERA POISONING; DATA COLLECTION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW CALEDONIA; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS;

CIGUATERA; PISCES;

EID: 77954222212     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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