Abstract
This report gives an overview of the important features of the California Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program (PISP), focusing on sources of case identification, case definitions, and annual case totals. Trends in illness reporting are illustrated by examining recent changes in the number of field worker dermatitis cases and the program experience with pesticide mortality by examining fatalities reported to the registry between 1982 and 1990.
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Mehler, L.N., O’Malley, M.A., Krieger, R.I. (1992). Acute Pesticide Morbidity and Mortality: California. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 129. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7106-9_4
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