Acute illnesses associated with exposure to fipronil-surveillance data from 11 states in the United States, 2001-2007

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 737-744

  Lee, Soo Jeong ^a   Mulay, Prakash ^b   Diebolt Brown, Brienne ^c   Lackovic, Michelle J ^d   Mehler, Louise N ^e   Beckman, John ^f   Waltz, Justin ^g   Prado, Joanne B ^h   Mitchell, Yvette A ⁱ   Higgins, Sheila A ^j   Schwartz, Abby ^k   Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^f PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^j NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^k MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Fipronil; Pesticides; Phenylpyrazole; Poisoning; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; CASE REPORT; CHILD; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

IXODIDA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PYRAZOLES; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956992549     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2010.507548     Document Type: Article

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