TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Acute pesticide poisoning: a global public health problem
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Konradsen, Flemming
SP  - 3042
EP  - 3044
VL  - 168
IS  - 36
N2  - Following the intensification of agriculture and the promotion of agro-chemicals in low and middle income countries, acute pesticide poisoning has become a major public health problem with more than 300,000 deaths each year around the world. The easy availability of highly toxic pesticides in the homes of farming communities has made pesticides a preferred choice for 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 this problem.<p />  <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -