Cholinesterase levels and morbidity in pesticide sprayers in North India

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 512-514

  Pathak, M K ^a   Fareed, M ^a   Bihari, V ^a   Mathur, N ^a   Srivastava, A K ^a   Kuddus, M ^b   Nair, K C ^a  

^a CSIR INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TOXICOLOGY RESEARCH   (India)

^b INTEGRAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Cholinesterase; Knapsack; Pesticide; Symptoms; Tractor mounted

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053993372     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr064     Document Type: Article

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