| Document ID (ISN) | 104608 |
| CIS number |
06-119 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1076-2752 - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
2003 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
van Wijngaarden E. |
| Title |
Mortality of mental disorders in relation to potential pesticide exposure |
| Bibliographic information |
May 2003, Vol.45, No.5, p.564-568. 21 ref. |
| Abstract |
Some studies have suggested a role of pesticide exposure in the development of neurobehavioural disorders. This case-control study examined the association between mortality from mental disorders and occupational exposure to pesticides. The study population consisted of 7756 deaths and 330,452 eligible controls identified from United States death certificate files for the years 1988 through 1992. Exposure assignment was based on job title reported on the death certificates. Employment in jobs potentially involving pesticide exposure was weakly associated with the risk of death from mental disorders (odds ratio, OR=1.46). This association was stronger among women (OR=2.65), in particular for deaths from neurotic disorders (OR=4.32). These results must be interpreted with caution, however, because the impact of social and work-related factors other than pesticide exposure is not known. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
neurotoxic effects; mental illness; pesticides; mortality |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
USA; case-control study; statistical evaluation; sex-linked differences; risk factors |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Diseases of the nervous system
Mental health
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