Surveillance of pesticide poisoning in colombia

The objective of this article is to realize a critical review of the epidemiologic surveillance of pesticide-related health effects in Colombia. First, it describes the historic changes in the exposure to pesticides in the country, the expected and potential adverse health effects (chronic, acute, a...

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Autores:
Idrovo, Alvaro Javier
Tipo de recurso:
Article of journal
Fecha de publicación:
2000
Institución:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Repositorio:
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.unal.edu.co:unal/32198
Acceso en línea:
https://repositorio.unal.edu.co/handle/unal/32198
http://bdigital.unal.edu.co/22278/
Palabra clave:
plaguicida
vigilancia epidemiológica
salud pública
pesticide
epidemiologic surveillance
public health
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openAccess
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Atribución-NoComercial 4.0 Internacional
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Summary:The objective of this article is to realize a critical review of the epidemiologic surveillance of pesticide-related health effects in Colombia. First, it describes the historic changes in the exposure to pesticides in the country, the expected and potential adverse health effects (chronic, acute, and subacute). Second, it reviews some epidemiologic surveillance systems actually used in Colombia with their strongholds and weakness. Finally, it proposes some basic issues to improve this important public health activity.