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Pesticide Poisoning of Farm Workers : Implications of Blood Test Results from Vietnam

In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the me...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Meisner, Craig, Wheeler, David, Lam, Nhan Thi, Xuyen, Khuc
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACUTE POISONING
AGRICULTURAL LAND
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
AIR
ANEMIA
ASTHMA
CHRONIC POISONING
COOPERATIVES
CROPS
DDT
DEPRESSION
DUNG
EGGS
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES
FAO
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMING
FARMING SYSTEMS
FARMS
FATIGUE
FIELD WORK
HEADACHES
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
HEALTH EFFECTS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HEALTH IMPACTS
HOSPITAL ADMISSION
HUMAN HEALTH
HYPOTENSION
ILLITERACY
INHIBITION
INSECT PESTS
INSECTICIDES
INSECTS
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT
IPM
LEUKEMIA
LUNG CANCER
MEDICAL RESEARCH
MORTALITY
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH
PEST CONTROL
PEST CONTROL METHODS
PEST MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES
PESTICIDE
PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS
PESTICIDE EXPOSURE
PESTICIDE HAZARDS
PESTICIDE MARKET
PESTICIDE MISUSE
PESTICIDE POISONING
PESTICIDE REGULATION
PESTICIDE USE
PESTICIDES
PHYSICIANS
PLANT PROTECTION
PRODUCE
PUBLIC HEALTH
PUPILS
RICE
RICE PRODUCTION
SCREENING
SKIN DISEASES
SOIL CONTAMINATION
SPRAYING
SUICIDE
TEA
UNEP
WORKERS
Microdata Set
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5843826/pesticide-poisoning-farm-workers-implications-blood-test-results-vietnam
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8223

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5843826/pesticide-poisoning-farm-workers-implications-blood-test-results-vietnam
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8223

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