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Dermatitis in Ecuadorean farm workers
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Dermatitis in Ecuadorean farm workers

Abstract

Using a cross-sectional survey of potato farm workers in northern Ecuador, we examined the relationship between pesticide exposure and skin disorders. From a farm population census, all pesticide applicators and 1/2 of exposed field workers were selected. Controls were age-matched from urban occupations. Individual exposure measures included overall years and current hours working with pesticides. Farm-level measures included numbers of …

Authors

Cole DC; Carpio F; Julian J; Léon N

Journal

Contact Dermatitis, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 1–8

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

July 1997

DOI

10.1111/j.1600-0536.1997.tb00367.x

ISSN

0105-1873