Review of clinical and toxicological features of acute pesticide poisonings in Crete (Greece) during the period 1991-2001

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2004, Pages

  Bertsias, George K ^a   Katonis, Pavlos ^b   Tzanakakis, George ^a   Tsatsakis, Aristidis M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbamates; Greece; Organophosphates; Paraquat; Pesticide poisoning

Indexed keywords

CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; METHOMYL; METHYL BROMIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CROP PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; REVIEW; SAFETY; STOMACH JUICE; TECHNIQUE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POISONING;

EID: 9144243066     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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