Pesticides and respiratory symptoms among farmers

• Main Authors: Neice Müller Xavier Faria (Author), Luiz Augusto Facchini (Author), Anaclaudia Gastal Fassa (Author), Elaine Tomasi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: Despite the intensive use of pesticides in agriculture there are few studies assessing the risk of respiratory conditions from this exposure. The study aimed at quantifying the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among farmers and evaluating its relationship with occupational use of pestic...