Occupational health has never been a priority for policy makers in India, despite 63% of the Indian population being in the economically productive age group. The study was designed to find out the morbidity as a result of long-term exposure to pesticides among professional pesticide sprayers in a rural block in Tamil Nadu.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/chronic-pesticide-exposure-health-effects-among-pesticide-sprayers-southern-india
[2] http://www.ijoem.com/article.asp?issn=0019-5278;year=2015;volume=19;issue=2;spage=95;epage=101;aulast=Mathew;type=0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/philip-mathew
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/arun-jose
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/reginald-george-alex-et-al
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-occupational-and-environmental-medicine
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu