Asthma associated with pesticide exposure among women in rural Western Cape of South Africa

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1331-1343

  Ndlovu, Vuyelwa ^a,b   Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel ^a   Jeebhay, Mohamed F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Cholinesterase; Farm women; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; PREVALENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84911477356     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22384     Document Type: Article

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