Epidemiological Studies of Anticholinesterase Pesticide Poisoning in Spain

Antonio F. Hernández

Department of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, University of Granada School of Medicine, on behalf of the ESPAPP group, Avda. Madrid, 11, 18071 Granada, Spain

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Tesifón Parrón,

Tesifón Parrón

Delegacion Provincial de Salud, Almería, Spain

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José L. Serrano,

José L. Serrano

Delegacion Provincial de Salud, Almería, Spain

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Porfirio Marín,

Porfirio Marín

Delegacion Provincial de Salud, Almería, Spain

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Antonio F. Hernández,

Antonio F. Hernández

Department of Legal Medicine and Toxicology, University of Granada School of Medicine, on behalf of the ESPAPP group, Avda. Madrid, 11, 18071 Granada, Spain

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Tesifón Parrón,

Tesifón Parrón

Delegacion Provincial de Salud, Almería, Spain

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José L. Serrano,

José L. Serrano

Delegacion Provincial de Salud, Almería, Spain

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Porfirio Marín,

Porfirio Marín

Delegacion Provincial de Salud, Almería, Spain

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Book Editor(s):Tetsuo Satoh,

Tetsuo Satoh

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Japan

Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

HAB Research Institute, Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan

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Ramesh C. Gupta,

Ramesh C. Gupta

Toxicology Department, Breathitt Veterinary Center, Murray State University, Hopkinsville, KY, USA

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First published: 18 January 2011

https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470640500.ch36

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

Introduction
Epidemiological Surveillance Program on Acute Pesticide Poisoning (ESPAPP). Analysis of the Case Series Notified in Almería
Twenty Five Years of Acute OP Intoxications of Occupational Origin in AlmerÍa
Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References

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