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Organophosphate Exposure in Migrant Farmworker Children.

PB2003103784

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Gold, E. B.; Woodby, M.; Gospe, S.; Mungas, D.
Page Count	28
Abstract	The present study was designed to investigate organophosphate (OP) exposures in mothers and children and associated neurotoxic health effects in children aged 3 to 5 years who lived in farmworkers communities in Yolo and surrounding counties in Northern California. The aims of the study were: To determine the prevalence of non-normal neurological measures in children of women who were currently doing agricultural work and compare these prevalences to children of mothers who were not currently engaged in agriculture; To determine and compare the mean scores of standard neurobehavioral tests in the children of mothers who were currently working in agriculture of those of children of mothers who were not currently working in agriculture.
Keywords	Organophosphates Children Farmworkers Pesticides Exposure Migrants Health effects Health risks Agricultural industry California Neurotoxic effects Mothers Data collection Data analyses Neurobehavioral outcomes
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Applied Research and Technology.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. for 30 Sep 95-29 Sep 97.
NTIS Issue Number	200315

Organophosphate Exposure in Migrant Farmworker Children.

Organophosphate Exposure in Migrant Farmworker Children.
PB2003103784

Publication Date	2001
Personal Author	Gold, E. B.; Woodby, M.; Gospe, S.; Mungas, D.
Page Count	28
Abstract	The present study was designed to investigate organophosphate (OP) exposures in mothers and children and associated neurotoxic health effects in children aged 3 to 5 years who lived in farmworkers communities in Yolo and surrounding counties in Northern California. The aims of the study were: To determine the prevalence of non-normal neurological measures in children of women who were currently doing agricultural work and compare these prevalences to children of mothers who were not currently engaged in agriculture; To determine and compare the mean scores of standard neurobehavioral tests in the children of mothers who were currently working in agriculture of those of children of mothers who were not currently working in agriculture.
Keywords	Organophosphates Children Farmworkers Pesticides Exposure Migrants Health effects Health risks Agricultural industry California Neurotoxic effects Mothers Data collection Data analyses Neurobehavioral outcomes
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Corporate Authors	National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH. Div. of Applied Research and Technology.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept. for 30 Sep 95-29 Sep 97.
NTIS Issue Number	200315