Influence of pesticide regulation on acute poisoning deaths in Sri Lanka

Roberts, Darren; Karunaratne, Ayanthi; Buckley, Nicholas; Manuweera, Gamini; Sheriff, M H Rezvi; Eddleston, Michael

Influence of pesticide regulation on acute poisoning deaths in Sri Lanka

Date

2003

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Roberts, Darren

Karunaratne, Ayanthi

Buckley, Nicholas

Manuweera, Gamini

Sheriff, M H Rezvi

Eddleston, Michael

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World Health Organization (WHO Press)

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Objectives: To assess in a developing Asian country the impact of pesticide regulation on the number of deaths from poisoning. These regulations, which were implemented in Sri Lanka from the 1970s, aimed to reduce the number of deaths - the majority from

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Keywords: carbamate pesticide; endosulfan; methamidophos; monocrotophos; organophosphate pesticide; paraquat; parathion; pesticide; mortality; pesticide; poisoning; regulatory approach; agriculture; article; case fatality proportion; case finding; developing countr Agriculture; Endosulfan/poisoning/supply and distribution; Insecticides, Carbamate/poisoning/supply and distribution; Insecticides, Organophosphate/poisoning/supply and distribution; Legislation; Poisoning/mortality; Safety management; Sri Lanka

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/88543

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Bulletin of the World Health Organization

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