The global distribution of acute unintentional pesticide poisoning: estimations based on a systematic review
Abstract Background Human poisoning by pesticides has long been seen as a severe public health problem. As early as 1990, a task force of the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that about one million unintentional pesticide poisonings occur annually, leading to approximately 20,000 deaths. Th...
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Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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Series: | BMC Public Health |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09939-0 |