Acute pesticide poisoning--a global public health problem
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Acute pesticide poisoning--a global public health problem. / Konradsen, Flemming.
I: Danish Medical Bulletin, Bind 54, Nr. 1, 2007, s. 58-9.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Acute pesticide poisoning--a global public health problem
AU - Konradsen, Flemming
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - Acute pesticide poisoning has become a major public health problem worldwide, following the intensification of agriculture and the promotion of agro-chemicals in low and middle income countries, with more than 300,000 deaths each year. The easy availability of highly toxic pesticides in the homes of farming communities has made pesticides the preferred means of suicide with an extremely high case fatality. Similarly, the extensive use of pesticides exposes the community to both long-term and acute occupational health problems. A concerted effort is urgently needed to address the situation.
AB - Acute pesticide poisoning has become a major public health problem worldwide, following the intensification of agriculture and the promotion of agro-chemicals in low and middle income countries, with more than 300,000 deaths each year. The easy availability of highly toxic pesticides in the homes of farming communities has made pesticides the preferred means of suicide with an extremely high case fatality. Similarly, the extensive use of pesticides exposes the community to both long-term and acute occupational health problems. A concerted effort is urgently needed to address the situation.
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 17349229
VL - 54
SP - 58
EP - 59
JO - Danish Medical Journal
JF - Danish Medical Journal
SN - 2245-1919
IS - 1
ER -
ID: 9950371