"Insecticides" 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.
Pesticides designed to control insects that are harmful to man. The insects may be directly harmful, as those acting as disease vectors, or indirectly harmful, as destroyers of crops, food products, or textile fabrics.
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D007306
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.720.031.700.491 D27.888.723.491
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Insecticides" by people in Profiles.
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Biomarkers of Insecticide Exposure and Asthma in Children: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2008 Analysis. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2015; 70(6):309-22.
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Development of multifunctional metabolic synergists to suppress the evolution of resistance against pyrethroids in insects that blood feed on humans. Pest Manag Sci. 2015 Jun; 71(6):842-9.
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Do workplace and home protective practices protect farm workers? Findings from the "For Healthy Kids" study. J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Sep; 54(9):1163-9.
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Impact of indoor residual spraying with lambda-cyhalothrin on malaria parasitemia and anemia prevalence among children less than five years of age in an area of intense, year-round transmission in Malawi. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2012 Jun; 86(6):997-1004.
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Where's the dust? Characterizing locations of azinphos-methyl residues in house and vehicle dust among farmworkers with young children. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2010 Dec; 7(12):663-71.
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Maternal pesticide use and birth weight in the agricultural health study. J Agromedicine. 2010 Apr; 15(2):127-36.
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Assessing the validity of health facility-based data on insecticide-treated bednet possession and use: comparison of data collected via health facility and household surveys--Lindi region and Rufiji district, Tanzania, 2005. Trop Med Int Health. 2008 Mar; 13(3):396-405.
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Distribution of free untreated bednets bundled with insecticide via an integrated child health campaign in Lindi Region, Tanzania: lessons for future campaigns. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2007 Jun; 76(6):1100-6.
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Agricultural task and exposure to organophosphate pesticides among farmworkers. Environ Health Perspect. 2004 Feb; 112(2):142-7.
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DDT and DDE exposure in mothers and time to pregnancy in daughters. Lancet. 2003 Jun 28; 361(9376):2205-6.