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Acute pesticide poisoning in Ecuador: a short epidemiological report

Abstract:

Aim The aim of this paper is to analyze the epidemiological pattern, the occupational background and the public health problems of acute pesticide poisoning in Ecuador. This is the first report of its kind. Subjects and methods This was an observational and retrospective study performed with data from 2001 to 2007 from the National Register of Hospital Admissions/Discharges from the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos, and also with data from the Ministry of Public Health. Ecuador does not have an official public medical poisoning registry or disease-specific registries. Results The complete register reported 44,931 cases of poisoning with an average of 6,418 cases per year and a global progressive increase of 2,123 cases in the entire period. It reported 14,145 cases of pesticide poisoning. Of these, 10,100 …

Año de publicación:

2010

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    Estado:

    Acceso abierto

    Áreas de conocimiento:

    • Epidemiología
    • Salud pública

    Áreas temáticas:

    • Medicina forense; incidencia de enfermedades
    • Problemas sociales y servicios a grupos

    Contribuidores:

    RAMIRO LOPEZ-PULLES.RAMIRO LOPEZ-PULLES.
    Edmundo EstevezEdmundo Estevez