Mortality from and incidence of pesticide poisoning in South Korea: Findings from national death and health utilization data between 2006 and 2010

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Cha, Eun Shil ^a   Khang, Young Ho ^b,c   Lee, Won Jin ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; FUNGICIDE; HALIDE; HERBICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; RODENTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MALE; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE POISONING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF POISONING; SOUTH KOREA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; POLICY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TOXICITY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POISONING; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL PLANNING;

EID: 84899739011     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095299     Document Type: Article

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