A method for assessing occupational pesticide exposures of farmworkers
A method for assessing occupational pesticide exposures of farmworkers
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.1122
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发表时间：
2001-11-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Ward, MH
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作者：
Stewart, PA;Prince, JK;Ward, MH
背景与农药暴露有关的农场工人的健康是令人担忧的，但流行病学研究中评估暴露的方法不同于对产业工人进行研究所使用的方法。开发了一个模型来估计暴露分数。使用该模型对文献中的暴露剂量进行评估，并与文献中的测量结果进行比较。结果发现有3项研究提供了适合该模型评估的信息。中位数以上和中位数以下的得分均值之间有统计学差异。得分与文献测量值的相关系数为0.77。结论虽然评价有限，但模型运行良好，但尚需进一步检验。还需要进行更多的研究，以增加对这些工人暴露的影响的了解。2001年出版，Wiley-Liss，Inc.
Background The health of farmworkers as related to pesticide exposure is of concern but assessing exposures for epidemiologic studies requires different techniques than approaches used for studies of industrial workers.Methods A review of the literature identified possible factors that affect exposure intensity. A model was developed to estimate an exposure score. Exposures in the literature were estimated using the model and compared to the measurements in the literature.Results Three studies were found with information appropriate for evaluation of the model. There was a statistical difference between the means of the scores corresponding to above and below the median of the measurements. The correlation coefficient between the scores and the measurements from the literature was 0.77.Conclusions Although the evaluation was limited, the model appeared to work well, but more testing is needed. More research is also needed to increase understanding of what affects the exposures of these workers. Published 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.