@article{ref1,
title="Organophosphate pesticides and neuropsychological and motor effects in the Maule Region, Chile",
journal="Gaceta Sanitaria",
year="2016",
author="Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa and Lucero, Boris and Iglesias, Verónica and Muñoz, María Pía and Achú, Eduardo and Cornejo, Claudia and Concha, Carlos and Grillo, Angela and Brito, Ana María",
volume="30",
number="3",
pages="227-231",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To evaluate organophosphate pesticide exposure and neuropsychological and motor performance in agricultural and non-agricultural workers in the Maule Region in Chile. <br><br>METHOD: Analytic cross-sectional study in 93 exposed farm workers and 84 unexposed non-agricultural workers. A battery of four neuropsychological tests was administered together with a neuro-motor physical examination. <br><br>RESULTS: On the Weschler adult intelligence scale (WAIS-IV), exposed agricultural workers exhibited poorer performance than non-agricultural workers in verbal comprehension (β=-3.2; p=0.034) and processing speed (β=-4.4; p=0.036) and in the full scale (β=-4; p=0.016), as well as in discrimination sensitivity (β=1, p=0,009), adjusted by years of schooling and/or age. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: We suggest the development of policies and regulations for the control, sale and use of organophosphate pesticides and intervention strategies on safety measures aimed at the exposed population.<p /> <p>Language: es</p>",
language="es",
issn="0213-9111",
doi="10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.01.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaceta.2016.01.006"
}