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Minimizing occupational exposure to pesticides: Cholinesterase determination and organophosphorus poisoning

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Residue Reviews

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In most instances Cholinesterase determination in people is carried out either: (1) as part of a surveillance procedure to prevent poisoning in people exposed to organophosphorus compounds or (2) as a diagnostic tool to exclude or confirm that symptoms or signs observed in people are caused by anticholinesterase compounds.

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  1. Pesticide Development and Safe Use, Division of Vector Biology and Control, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland

    M. Vandekar

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  1. Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, California, 92521, USA

    Francis A. Gunther

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    Jane Davies Gunther

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Vandekar, M. (1980). Minimizing occupational exposure to pesticides: Cholinesterase determination and organophosphorus poisoning. In: Gunther, F.A., Gunther, J.D. (eds) Residue Reviews. Residue Reviews, vol 75. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-6104-9_6

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