Workplace carcinogen and pesticide exposures in Costa Rica.

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Published in Int J Occup Environ Health on July 09, 2003

Authors

Timo Partanen1, Jorge Chaves, Catharina Wesseling, Fabio Chaverri, Patricia Monge, Clemens Ruepert, Aurora Aragón, Manolis Kogevinas, Christer Hogstedt, Timo Kauppinen

Author Affiliations

1: Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Tierra y el Mar, Universidad Nacional, Apartado Postal 86, 3000 Heredia, Costa Rica. timo_partanen@yahoo.com

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