Surveillance of Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury in Humans

Hayes' Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1313-1369

  Calvert, Geoffrey M ^a   Mehler, Louise N ^b   Alsop, Judith ^c   De Vries, Allison L ^a   Besbelli, Nida ^d  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c California Poison Control System   (United States)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374367-1.00061-6     Document Type: Chapter

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