Toxicant and Disease Database
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The CHE Toxicant and Disease Database is a searchable database that summarizes links between chemical contaminants and approximately 180 human diseases or conditions. Diseases and or toxicants can be viewed by utilizing the search options below. See a full description of the database and our methodology.
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organophosphate pesticides
Diseases linked to this toxicant Grouped by strength of evidence
Limited Evidence |
References for our 2011 disease list
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