Occupational pesticide poisoning, 2000-2009, Brazil

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 598-606

  Santana, Vilma Sousa ^a   Moura, Maria Claudia Peres ^a   Nogueira, Flávia Ferreira E ^b  

^a Instituto de Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Accidents, occupational; Occupational exposure; Occupational health; Occupational mortality; Pesticides, poisoning; Working conditions

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BRAZIL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BRAZIL; CARBAMATES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; PESTICIDES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888859152     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0034-8910.2013047004306     Document Type: Article

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