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ID (ISN) del documento111658
Número CIS 11-0442
ISSN - Título de la serie 0962-7480 - Occupational Medicine
Año 2011
Número de serie
Autor(es) MacFarlane E., Simpson P., Benke G., Sim M.R.
Título Suicide in Australian pesticide-exposed workers
Información bibliográfica 2011, Vol.61, p.259-264. 29 ref.
Resumen Epidemiological research has observed that workers with exposure to anticholinesterase pesticides, and particularly those with a history of acute overexposure, may be at increased risk of depression. However, there is little published research about the risk of suicide in relation to pesticide exposure. A nested case-control study was performed within a retrospective cohort study of pesticide-exposed workers. Ninety male suicide deaths and 270 male controls were matched by age bands, state of residence and live status. Cholinesterase inhibition was determined using subject-specific biomonitoring records collected at the time of exposure. This study did not find an elevated suicide risk associated with use of any major class of pesticide and there was little evidence that overexposure was associated with increased risk of suicide.
Descriptores (primarios) Australia; pesticidas; suicidio; agricultura; factores de riesgo
Descriptores (secundarios) compuestos organofosforados; colinesterasa; inhibición enzimática; neurosis depresiva; estudio del caso y testigo; revisión bibliográfica
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Agricultura, pesca, cría de ganado
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
Broad subject area(s) Estrés, factores sicosociales
Riesgos químicos
Navegación por categoria(s) Agricultural chemicals
Agricultura
Exposure evaluation
Mental health