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Green tobacco sickness is an illness caused by dermal exposure to nicotine. The common symptoms of the disease include dizziness, headache, nausea, vomiting, severe general weakness, fluctuations of blood pressure...
Yoo SJ, Park SJ, Kim BS, Lee K, Lim HS, Kim JS, Kim IS
KMID: 1791980
J Prev Med Public Health.
2014 May;47(3):144-149.
OBJECTIVES: Nicotine is a natural alkaloid and insecticide in tobacco leaves. Green tobacco sickness (GTS) is known as a disease of acute nicotine intoxication among tobacco farmers. Until now, GTS...
OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to understand the prevalence and risk factors of green tobacco sickness (GTS) among Korean tobacco harvesters.
METHODS: The authors conducted a questionnaire among the...
OBJECTIVES: This study was carried out to measure the urinary cotinine concentrations of Korean tobacco harvesters with green tobacco sickness (GTS).
METHODS: We conducted a questionnaire survey and measured the urinary...
PURPOSE: This study was carried out to investigate the epidemiological characteristics and changes of prevalence for green tobacco sickness (GTS) for 2 years.
METHODS: The author conducted a questionnaire survey on...
OBJECTIVE: This study was carried out to understand the prevalence and risk factors of green tobacco sickness (GTS) among Korean tobacco harvesters.
METHODS: The authors conducted a questionnaire among the...
Nicotine is a liquid alkaloid present in tobacco leaves at a 1~6% concentration. Green tobacco sickness is an occupational illness caused by absorption of nicotine through skin exposed to wet...
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to understand the proportion and the risk factors of green tobacco sickness (GTS).
METHODS: The authors conducted a questionnaire among tobacco harvesters; 94 people from...