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    • Association between coal and firewood combustion and hospital admissions and mortality in Chile 2015 – An ... 
      Paredes, María Cristina; Muñoz, María Pía; Valdés Salgado, Macarena; Maldonado, Ana Karina (Inst Agricultural Medicine, 2020)
      Introduction and objective. Burning coal and firewood generates toxic emissions that are associated with respiratory illness, cardiovascular disease, and even death. The aim of the study is to evaluate the association ...
    • Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and its association with heavy metals in children from northern Chile 
      Muñoz, María Pía; Rubliar, Poala; Valdés Salgado, Macarena; Muñoz Quezada, María Teresa; Gómez, Andrea; Saavedra, Marta; Iglesias Álamos, Verónica (Elsevier, 2020)
      Introduction: Exposure to lead and arsenic has been associated with child behavior problems. In Arica, a northern city of Chile, the natural presence of arsenic in water has been registered. Also, the city has a history ...
    • Chronic exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and neuropsychological functioning in farm workers: a review 
      Muñoz Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris Andrés; Iglesias Álamos, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Cornejo, Claudia Alejandra; Achu, Eduardo; Baumert, Brittney; Hanchey, Arianna; Concha, Carlos; Brito, Ana María; Villalobos, Marcos (Taylor & Francis, 2016)
      Background: Previous studies have demonstrated that acute poisoning from exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides in agricultural workers causes adverse health effects. However, neuropsychological and cognitive effects ...
    • Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and health conditions in agricultural and non-agricultural ... 
      Muñoz Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris; Iglesias, Verónica; Levy, Karen; Muñoz, María Pía; Achú, Eduardo; Cornejo, Claudia; Concha, Carlos; Brito, Ana María; Villalobos, Marcos (Taylor and Francis, 2017)
      The objective was to evaluate the characteristics of exposure to OP pesticides and health status in Chilean farm workers from the Maule Region. An occupational health questionnaire was administered in 207 agricultural and ...
    • Longitudinal exposure to pyrethroids (3-PBA and trans- DCCA) and 2,4-D herbicide in rural schoolchildren ... 
      Muñoz Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris A.; Gutiérrez Jara, Juan Pablo; Buralli, Rafael J.; Zúñiga Venegas, Liliana; Muñoz, María Pía; Vilches Ponce, Karina; Iglesias, Verónica (Elsevier, 2020)
      Background: Several studies showed that early exposure to pesticides affects the development and health of children. In Maule, there is previous evidence of the high exposure to organophosphate pesticides (OP) of schoolchildren. ...
    • Plaguicidas organofosforados y efecto neuropsicológico y motor en la Región del Maule, Chile 
      Muñoz Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Achú, Eduardo; Cornejo, Claudia; Concha, carlos; Grillo, Ángela; Brito, Ana María (Elsevier, 2016)
      Objetivo: Evaluar la exposición a plaguicidas organofosforados y el desempeno˜ neuropsicológico y motor de trabajadores/as agrícolas y no agrícolas de la Región del Maule, Chile. Método: Estudio transversal analítico con ...
    • Reliability and factorial validity of a questionnaire to assess organophosphate pesticide exposure to ... 
      Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris; Bradman, Asa; Baumert, Brittney; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Concha, Carlos (Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2019)
      © 2018, © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. The aim was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a questionnaire to assess organophosphate pesticide (OP) exposure ...
    • Urinary inorganic arsenic concentration and gestational diabetes mellitus in pregnant women from Arica, Chile 
      Muñoz, María Pía; Valdés, Macarena; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero, Boris; Rubilar, Paola; Pino, Paulina; Iglesias, Verónica (MDPI AG, 2018)
      © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Introduction: The association of total arsenic exposure with impaired glucose tolerance and gestational diabetes has been shown; however, evidence regarding urinary ...