Retrospective analysis of suspected pesticide-related fatalities admitted to Salt River Mortuary in the West Metropole of Cape Town, Republic of South Africa

Introduction: Pesticides offer great benefits in the agricultural sector, but exposure may pose both acute and chronic health risks to humans. In developing countries, morbidity and mortality rates related to pesticide exposure are high and in certain areas (such as in rural, lower socioeconomic and...

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Main Author: Patience, Meryl
Other Authors: Davies, Bronwen
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29351