Malathion exposure and insulin resistance among a group of farmers in Al-Sharkia governorate

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 1591-1595

  Raafat, Nermin ^a   Abass, Marwa A ^a   Salem, Hatem M ^a  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Farmers; Glucose; Insulin resistance; Malathion

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INSULIN; MALATHION;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EGYPT; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALATHION; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84870694675     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: 18732933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2012.07.108     Document Type: Article

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