Residential pesticide use is associated with children's respiratory symptoms

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1281-1287

  Xu, Xiaohui ^a   Nembhard, Wendy N ^b   Kan, Haidong ^c   Becker, Alan ^d   Talbott, Evelyn O ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Institute of Public Health   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHILD; COUGHING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; KITCHEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; WHEEZING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUGH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PESTICIDES; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS;

EID: 84867581124     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: 15365948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825cb6ae     Document Type: Article

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