Occupational pesticide exposure and screening tests for neurodegenerative disease among an elderly population in Costa Rica

Pesticides have been associated with Parkinson's disease (PD) in many studies, and with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in a few. We conducted screening tests for neurologic disease and occupational pesticide use in a population-based sample of 400 elderly subjects at two government-run clinics i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental research 2013, Vol.120, p.96-101
Hauptverfasser:	Steenland, K., Wesseling, C., Román, N., Quirós, I., Juncos, J.L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult and adolescent clinical studies Aged Aged, 80 and over Alzheimer's disease Biological and medical sciences Costa Rica - epidemiology Degenerative and inherited degenerative diseases of the nervous system. Leukodystrophies. Prion diseases Dementia - diagnosis Dementia - epidemiology Dementia - etiology Female Geriatrics Humans Logistic Models Male Mass Screening Medical sciences Mild cognitive impairment Neurology Occupation Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Organic mental disorders. Neuropsychology Parkinson Disease - diagnosis Parkinson Disease - epidemiology Parkinson Disease - etiology Parkinson's disease Pesticides Pesticides - adverse effects Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Toxicology
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