Anna-Karin Hurtig

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Publications

  1. ncbi [Prevalence of anaemia in schoolchildren in the Amazon area of Ecuador]
    Edy Quizhpe
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Quito, Ecuador
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 13:355-61. 2003
  2. ncbi Pesticide use among farmers in the Amazon basin of Ecuador
    Anna Karin Hurtig
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Quito, Ecuador
    Arch Environ Health 58:223-8. 2003
  3. ncbi Incidence of childhood leukemia and oil exploitation in the Amazon basin of Ecuador
    Anna Karin Hurtig
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Apdo 17 10 7410, Quito, Ecuador
    Int J Occup Environ Health 10:245-50. 2004
  4. ncbi Cancer among indigenous people in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador, 1985-2000
    Miguel San Sebastian
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Coca, Orellana, Ecuador
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 16:328-33. 2004
  5. ncbi Geographical differences in cancer incidence in the Amazon basin of Ecuador in relation to residence near oil fields
    Anna-Karin Hurtig
    , , Apdo. 17-10-7410, Quito, Ecuador
    Int J Epidemiol 31:1021-7. 2002
  6. ncbi Oil development and health in the Amazon basin of Ecuador: the popular epidemiology process
    Miguel San Sebastian
    Umeå International School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, 90185, SE Umeå, Sweden
    Soc Sci Med 60:799-807. 2005

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Publications7

  1. ncbi [Prevalence of anaemia in schoolchildren in the Amazon area of Ecuador]
    Edy Quizhpe
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Quito, Ecuador
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 13:355-61. 2003
    ..To determine the prevalence of anemia in rural school-age children in the Amazon region of Ecuador...
  2. ncbi Pesticide use among farmers in the Amazon basin of Ecuador
    Anna Karin Hurtig
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Quito, Ecuador
    Arch Environ Health 58:223-8. 2003
    ..Training and educational campaigns on pesticide use should be encouraged for this cohort, along with suggestions for alternative methods of pest control...
  3. ncbi Incidence of childhood leukemia and oil exploitation in the Amazon basin of Ecuador
    Anna Karin Hurtig
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Apdo 17 10 7410, Quito, Ecuador
    Int J Occup Environ Health 10:245-50. 2004
    ..Study results are compatible with a relationship between childhood leukemia incidence and living in the proximity of oil fields in the Ecuadorian Amazon...
  4. ncbi Cancer among indigenous people in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador, 1985-2000
    Miguel San Sebastian
    Instituto de Epidemiología y Salud Comunitaria Manuel Amunárriz, Coca, Orellana, Ecuador
    Rev Panam Salud Publica 16:328-33. 2004
    ..To provide some of the first data on cancer incidence among indigenous people in the Amazon basin of Ecuador, and to compare that incidence with the level found among nonindigenous persons living in that same area...
  5. ncbi Geographical differences in cancer incidence in the Amazon basin of Ecuador in relation to residence near oil fields
    Anna-Karin Hurtig
    , , Apdo. 17-10-7410, Quito, Ecuador
    Int J Epidemiol 31:1021-7. 2002
    ..CONCLUSION: Study results are compatible with a relationship between cancer incidence and living in proximity to oil fields. An environmental monitoring and cancer surveillance system in the area is recommended...
  6. ncbi Oil development and health in the Amazon basin of Ecuador: the popular epidemiology process
    Miguel San Sebastian
    Umeå International School of Public Health, Epidemiology and Public Health Sciences, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umea University, 90185, SE Umeå, Sweden
    Soc Sci Med 60:799-807. 2005
    ..Popular epidemiology is an essential approach for public health researchers to reaffirm their roots in improving public health as a primary value...