Monitoring pesticide use and associated health hazards in central America

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 258-269

  Bravo, Viria ^a   Rodríguez, Teresa ^b   van Wendel de Joode, Berna ^a   Canto, Nonato ^c   Calderón, Gloria Ruth ^d   Turcios, Miguel ^e   Menéndez, Luis Armando ^f   Mejía, Winston ^g   Tatis, Anabel ^h   Abrego, Federico Z ⁱ   de la Cruz, Elba ^a   Wesseling, Catharina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b National Autonomous University of Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^c Pesticide Control Board Central Farm   (Belize)

^d University of El Salvador   (El Salvador)

^e Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG)   (El Salvador)

^f Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and Nutrition (MAGA)   (Guatemala)

^g NATIONAL AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF HONDURAS   (Honduras)

^h UNIVERSIDAD DE PANAMÁ   (Panama)

ⁱ Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA)   (Panama)

Author keywords

Central America; Health hazards; International convention; Pesticide imports; Pesticide usage; Policy; Quantitative indicators; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; STATISTICS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES;

EID: 80053297628     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2011.17.3.258     Document Type: Article

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