title: Occupational health problems among workers handling Virginia tobacco.
abstract: The prevalence of "green symptoms" among 289 tobacco workers handling Virginia tobacco leaves was investigated. The frequency of these symptoms was high (53.29%). Urinary excretion rate of nicotine and cotinine increased significantly only among the subjects suffering from "green symptoms".
mesh_terms: D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D003367:Cotinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000652:urine; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors; D014026:Nicotiana
chemical_list: D009538:Nicotine; D003367:Cotinine