Titre : | Respiratory diseases and pesticide exposure : a case-control study in Lebanon. (2006) |
Auteurs : | Pascale SALAMEH ; Isabelle BALDI ; . BERNADETTE ABI SALEH ; Patrick BROCHARD ; WAKED (Mirna) : LBN. Balamand University. ; Lebanese University. LBN ; Université Victor Segalen Bordeaux 2. Isped. Bordeaux. FRA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 60, n° 3, 2006) |
Pagination : | 256-261 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Appareil respiratoire [pathologie] ; Pesticide ; Exposition ; Enquête cas témoin ; Epidémiologie ; Liban ; Asie ; Asthme ; Adulte ; Homme ; Santé environnementale ; Bronchopneumopathie obstructive |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS wRR0xmUW. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Study objective : To evaluate the odds of being exposed to pesticides in asthmatic adults. Design : A case-control study was performed in Lebanon. Setting : People were approached when consulting physicians as outpatients. Patients : Asthmatic patients and non-asthmatic controls in several Lebanese hospitals were interviewed. Main results : The study included 407 subjects from 10 medical centres. Any exposure to pesticides was associated to asthma (OR=2.11 (1.47 to 3.02) ; p |