AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 51:883–898 (2008)
Acute Pesticide Poisoning Among Agricultural
Workers in the United States, 1998–2005
Geoffrey M.
Calvert, MD, MPH,1Ã
Jennifer Karnik, MPH,1
Louise Mehler, PHD, MD,2
John Beckman, BS,3
Barbara...
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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE 51:883–898 (2008)
Acute Pesticide Poisoning Among Agricultural
Workers in the United States, 1998–2005
Geoffrey M.
Calvert, MD, MPH,1Ã
Jennifer Karnik, MPH,1
Louise Mehler, PHD, MD,2
John Beckman, BS,3
Barbara Morrissey, MS,4
Jennifer Sievert, BA,5
Rosanna Barrett, MPH,6
Michelle Lackovic, MPH,7
Laura Mabee, BA,8
Abby Schwartz, MPH,9
Yvette Mitchell, MS,10
and Stephanie Moraga-McHaley, MS
11
Background Approximately 75% of pesticide usage in the United States occurs in
agriculture.
As such, agricultural workers are at greater risk of pesticide exposure than
non-agricultural workers.
However, the magnitude, characteristics and trend of acute
pesticide poisoning among agricultural workers are unknown.
Methods We identified acute pesticide poisoning cases in agricultural workers between the
ages of 15 and 64 years that occurred from 1998 to 2005.
The California Department of
Pesticide Regulation and the SENSOR-Pesticides program provided the cas
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