Qat chewing and pesticides: A study of adverse health effects in people of the mountainous areas of Yemen

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 405-414

  Date, Junko ^a,c   Tanida, Noritoshi ^b   Hobara, Tatsuya ^b  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c c/o JICA TB Control Project ^*  (Yemen)

Author keywords

Adverse health effects; Pesticides; Qat; Subjective symptoms; Yemen

Indexed keywords

CATHA EDULIS EXTRACT; PESTICIDE;

HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; LEAF; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CATHA EDULIS; CROP PRODUCTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GEOGRAPHIC ELEVATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; MALE; MASTICATION; NOSE DISEASE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PLANT LEAF; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; YEMEN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; CATHA; CHRONIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MALE; PESTICIDES; PLANT LEAVES; PUBLIC HEALTH; YEMEN;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD; YEMEN;

CATHA EDULIS;

EID: 9144271818     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120400012884     Document Type: Article

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