Deaths from pesticide poisoning in Spain from 1991 to 1996.
Data on 184 deaths from pesticide poisonings that occurred in Spain from 1991 to 1996 have been collated via a survey from the National Institute of Toxicology, Sevilla. Organophosphates and carbamates accounted for the majority of the cases. Other substances involved were organochlorines such as endosulfan and the herbicide paraquat.
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Instituto Nacional de Toxicologia, Sevilla, Spain.
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Gimenez
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Menendez
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Repetto
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D002219:Carbamates; D006801:Humans; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010571:Pest Control; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
D002219:Carbamates; D006843:Hydrocarbons, Chlorinated; D007306:Insecticides; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D010575:Pesticides