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Exposición a plaguicidas organofosforados y polineuropatía periférica en trabajadores de la Región del Maule, Chile
Grillo, Angela; Achu-Peralta, Eduardo; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris (2018)Fundamentos. Los plaguicidas organofosforados (OP) se usan de manera masiva, por su bajo costo y por su baja persistencia, en el medio ambiente y su alta efectividad en el control de plagas de insectos, sin embargo, los ...
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Exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides and health conditions in agricultural and non-agricultural workers from Maule, Chile
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Iglesias, Verónica; Levy, Karen; Muñoz, María Pía; Achu-Peralta, Eduardo; Cornejo-Araya, Claudia; Concha, Carlos; Brito, Ana María; Villalobos, Marcos (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 ...
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Health effects of pesticide exposure in latin american and the caribbean populations: a scoping review
Zúñiga-Venegas, Liliana A.; Hyland, Carly; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Quiros-Alcala, Lesliam; Butinof, Mariana; Junqueira Buralli, Rafael; Cardenas, Andres; Fernández, Ricardo Antonio; Foerster, Claudia; Gouveia, Nelson; Gutiérrez-Jara, Juan P.; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Muñoz, María Pía; Ramirez, Muriel; Smith, Anna R; Tirado, Noemi; Wendel de Joode, Berna van; Calaf, Gloria M; Handal, Alexis J; Soares da Silva, Agnes; Cortés, Sandra; Mora, Ana Maria (2022)Background: Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to pesticides is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the literature on pesticide-related health effects in the Latin American and the ...
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High serum levels of Dioxin Like Compounds (DLC) in Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL) patients
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Pilleux, Lilian M.; Rybertt, Soledad; Tejeda, Carlos; Alvarado, Sergio; Scippo, Marie Louise; Brose, Francois; López Sierra, Mauricio (2013) -
Laboratory of the Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center of Universidad Católica del Maule, Chile
Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Saracini, Chiara; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Mendez‑Bustos, Pablo; Mora, Marco (2018)The Laboratory of the Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences Research Center (CINPSI Neurocog), located in the “Technological Park” building of the Catholic University of Maule (Universidad Católica del Maule, UCM) ...
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Levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins/furans (PCDD/Fs) and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) in human breast milk in Chile: A pilot study
Foerster, Claudia; Zúñiga-Venegas, Liliana A.; Enríquez, Pedro; Rojas, Jacqueline; Zamora, Claudia; Muñoz, Ximena; Pancetti, Floria; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Saracini, Chiara; Salas, Claudio; Cortés, Sandra (2021)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic compounds that resist biochemical degradation, moving long distances across the atmosphere before deposition occurs. Our goal was to provide up-to-date data on the levels ...
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Longitudinal exposure to pyrethroids (3-PBA and trans-DCCA) and 2,4-D herbicide in rural schoolchildren of Maule region, Chile
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Gutiérrez-Jara, Juan P.; Buralli, Rafael J.; Zúñiga-Venegas, Liliana A.; Muñoz, María Pía; Vilches-Ponce, Karina; Iglesias, Verónica (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. ...
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Mathematical model of the spread of hantavirus infection
Gutiérrez-Jara, Juan Pablo; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Cordova-Lepe, Fernando ; Silva-Guzmán, Alex (2023)A mathematical epidemiological model incorporating the mobility of rodents and human groups among zones of less or major contact between them is presented. The hantavirus infection dynamics is expressed using a model type ...
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Modelo de umbral de reducción de tasa diaria de casos COVID-19 para evitar el colapso hospitalario en Chile
Gutiérrez Aguilar, Rodrigo; Cordova-Lepe, Fernando ; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Gutiérrez-Jara, Juan P. (2020)Mediante un modelo matemático este trabajo explora la problemática de la disponibilidad versus sobredemanda de procesos críticos hospitalarias (por ejemplo, camas críticas) ante una fuerte expansión epidémica como la que ...
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Neurobehavioral, neuromotor, and neurocognitive effects in agricultural workers and their children exposed to pyrethroid pesticides: a review
Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa (2021)In recent years, pyrethroids have emerged as a less toxic alternative to eliminate insect pests. However, some animal studies and studies with children show that these pesticides are toxic and lead to neurobehavioral effects ...
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Neurodevelopmental effects in children associated with exposure to organophosphate pesticides: A systematic review
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Barr, Dana B.; Steenland, Kyle; Levy, Karen; Barry Ryan, P.; Iglesias, Verónica; Alvarado, Sergio; Concha, Carlos; Rojas, Evelyn (2013)Many studies have investigated the neurodevelopmental effects of prenatal and early childhood exposures to organophosphate (OP) pesticides among children, but they have not been collectively evaluated. The aim of the ...
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Occupational exposure to pesticides and health symptoms among family farmers in Brazil
Buralli, Rafael J.; Ribeiro, Helena; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Leão, Renata S.; Marques, Rejane C.; Almeida, Milena; Guimarães, Jean R. (2020)OBJECTIVE: To explore the association of occupational pesticide exposure with acute and mental health symptoms. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey carried out with 78 Brazilian family farmers, who were pesticide applicators ...
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Occupational exposure to pesticides and symptoms of depression in agricultural workers. a systematic review.
Cancino, Javier; Soto, Karly; Tapia, Joaquín; Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Contreras, Caterina; Moreno, Jaime (2023)Background The use of pesticides can result in harm to both the environment and human health. There is a growing concern in the field of occupational health about the impact on the mental health of agricultural ...
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Pesticide application, educational treatment and infectious respiratory diseases. A mechanistic model with two impulsive controls
In this paper, we develop and analyze an SIS-type epidemiological-mathematical model of the interaction between pesticide use and infectious respiratory disease transmission for investigating the impact of pesticide ...
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Plaguicidas organofosforados y cáncer en Latinoamérica: Evidencia para una discusión bioética
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Antini, Carmen; Lucero, Natalia (2017)Existe evidencia de que la exposición a plaguicidas altamente peligrosos se asocia con el desarrollo de cáncer. Los plaguicidas organofosforados (OP) están dentro de este grupo y son muy utilizados en Latinoamérica. El ...
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Plaguicidas organofosforados y efecto neuropsicológico y motor en la Región del Maule, Chile
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Achu-Peralta, Eduardo; Cornejo-Araya, Claudia; Concha, Carlos; Grillo, Angela; Brito, Ana María (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 ...
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Predictors of exposure to organophosphate pesticides in schoolchildren in the Province of Talca, Chile
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Iglesias, Verónica; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Steenland, Kyle; Barr, Dana B.; Levy, Karen; Barry Ryan, P.; Alvarado, Sergio; Concha, Carlos (2012)Background: Few data exist in Latin America concerning the association between organophosphate (OP) urinary metabolites and the consumption of fruits and vegetables and other exposure risk variables in schoolchildren. ...
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Psychometric validation of a questionnaire to assess perception and knowledge about exposure to pesticides in rural schoolchildren of Maule, Chile
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Castillo, Benjamín; Bradman, Asa; Zúñiga, Liliana; Baumert, Brittney; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Buralli, Rafael J.; Antini, Carmen (2021)Exposure to pesticides during infancy is associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. The assessment of knowledge and perception of pesticides exposure and risk among children has not been thoroughly studied. The aim ...
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Reliability and factorial validity of a questionnaire to assess organophosphate pesticide exposure to agricultural workers in Maule, Chile
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Bradman, Asa; Baumert, Brittney; Iglesias, Verónica; Muñoz, María Pía; Concha, Carlos (2019)The aim was to evaluate the reliability and validity of a questionnaire to assess organophosphate pesticide (OP) exposure in agricultural workers. We then enrolled a random sample of 114 agricultural workers from the region ...
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Reliability of cause of death coding: An international comparison
Muñoz-Quezada, María Teresa; Lucero-Mondaca, Boris; Antini, Carmen; Rajs, Danuta; Heiss, Gerardo (2015)Este estudio evalúa la concordancia en la codificación de causas de muerte cardiovasculares entre un codificador en Chile y otro en EEUU en una muestra aleatoria estratificada de certificados de defunción de personas ≥ 60 ...