Pesticides exposure and cardiovascular hemodynamic parameters among male workers involved in mosquito control in East Coast of Malaysia

• Main Authors: Samsuddin, Niza, Rampal, Krishna Gopal, Ismail, Noor Hassim, Abdullah, Nor Zamzila, Nasreen, Hashima E
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Oxford University Press 2015
• Subjects: RA Public aspects of medicine
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/44176/1/2015_AJHP__PESTICIDES.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44176/4/44176_Pesticides%20exposure%20and%20cardiovascular%20hemodynamic%20parameters%20among%20male%20workers%20involved%20in%20mosquito%20control%20in%20East%20Coast%20of%20Malaysia_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/44176/; http://ajh.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2015/06/24/ajh.hpv093.abstract
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

BACKGROUND Research findings have linked exposure to pesticides to an increased risk of cardiovascular (CVS) diseases. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the impact of chronic mix-pesticides exposure on CVS hemodynamic parameters. METHODS A total of 198 male Malay pesticide-exposed and 195 mal...