Open AccessEffects of long-term organophosphate exposures on neurological symptoms, vibration sense and tremor amongst South African farm workers
Author(s) -
Leslie London,
Victor Nell,
M. L. Thompson,
Jonathan E. Myers
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.274
Subject(s) - medicine , organophosphate , confounding , confidence interval , logistic regression , odds ratio , essential tremor , pesticide , physical medicine and rehabilitation , agronomy , biology
This study assessed the relationship between long-term exposure to organophosphate insecticides and neurological symptoms, vibration sense, and motor tremor after control for the effect of past poisoning and acute exposure.