"Pesticides" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Chemicals used to destroy pests of any sort. The concept includes fungicides (FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL); INSECTICIDES; RODENTICIDES; etc.
| Descriptor ID |
D010575
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.031.700 D27.888.723
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pesticides" by people in Profiles.
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The burden of poisoning in children hospitalised at a tertiary-level hospital in South Africa. Front Public Health. 2023; 11:1279036.
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The profile of patients presenting with intentional self-poisoning to the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital emergency department, South Africa. S Afr Med J. 2022 04 29; 112(5):347-351.
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Patterns of pesticide usage in agriculture in rural Tanzania call for integrating agricultural and public health practices in managing insecticide-resistance in malaria vectors. Malar J. 2020 Jul 16; 19(1):257.