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Work-related pesticide poisoning among farmers in two villages of Southern China: a cross-sectional survey

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2011
Background Pesticide poisoning is an important health problem among Chinese farm workers, but there is a paucity of pesticide poisoning data from China.
Smith Gary A   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human Rights Perspective on Pesticide Exposure and Poisoning in Children: A Case Study of India [PDF]

open access: yesHealth and Human Rights, 2020
Pesticide exposure and poisoning among children can lead to devastating long-lasting health effects that impact their human rights, with communities in low- and middle-income countries experiencing the negative impacts of pesticides more profoundly than ...
Leah Utyasheva, Lovleen Bhullar
doaj  

A Suicide Attempt: Deltamethrin Intoxication

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
Poisoning is a frequent cause of emergency department visits, with attempted suicide accounting for up to two-thirds of all fatalities from pesticide poisoning. Despite extensive pyrethroid use worldwide, relatively few cases of human poisoning have been
Federica Parlato   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Farmers' knowledge, practices and injuries associated with pesticide exposure in rural farming villages in Tanzania [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Background: Pesticides in Tanzania are extensively used for pest control in agriculture. Their usage and unsafe handling practices may potentially result in high farmer exposures and adverse health effects.
Ngowi, Aiwerasia V   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Pesticide Poisoning among All Poisoning Cases Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Medical Association, 2021
Introduction: Acute pesticide poisoning is a significant global public health issue that contributes to one of the leading causes of emergency department visits.
Rajesh Kumar Shah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mortality from and incidence of pesticide poisoning in South Korea: findings from National Death and Health Utilization Data between 2006 and 2010. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
Pesticide poisoning has been recognized as an important public health issue around the world. The objectives of this study were to report nationally representative figures on mortality from and the incidence of pesticide poisoning in South Korea and to ...
Eun Shil Cha   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

AASLD practice guidance on drug, herbal, and dietary supplement–induced liver injury

open access: yes, 2022
Hepatology, EarlyView.
Robert J. Fontana   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Pesticide Poisoning and the Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in Indonesian Farmers

open access: yesJournal of Environmental and Public Health, 2020
This study aimed to investigate the poisoning symptoms occurring in pesticide-exposed farmers. This study was conducted in a red onion farming center area in Wanasari Subdistrict, Brebes, Indonesia, from May to June 2018.
T. Joko, N. Y. Dewanti, H. L. Dangiran
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Pesticide-related illness reported to and diagnosed in primary care: implications for surveillance of environmental causes of ill-health. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
BACKGROUND: In Great Britain (GB), data collected on pesticide associated illness focuses on acute episodes such as poisonings caused by misuse or abuse.
Vera Mann   +5 more
core   +2 more sources

Epidemiology and risk factors of pesticide poisoning in Malaysia: a retrospective analysis by the National Poison Centre (NPC) from 2006 to 2015

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2020
Objective Pesticide poisoning is a global health problem, and its progressive deterioration is a major cause of concern. The objective of this study is to assess epidemiological characteristics and identify risk factors of pesticide poisoning in Malaysia.
Nur Azzalia Kamaruzaman   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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