Public Health Impact of Pesticides Used in AgricultureProduction and use of pesticides - Toxic effects of pesticides - Short and long-term health effects of pesticides : epidemiological data - Populations at risk - Public health impact - Prevention of pesticide poisoning. |
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PRODUCTION AND USE OF PESTICIDES | 9 |
EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL DATA ON TOXIC EFFECTS | 31 |
Pesticides relevant for public health impact studies | 57 |
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