| relation between pesticide exposure and intrauterine growth retardation. | the increased use of organophosphorus insecticides in agriculture and their widespread existence in the environment poses a potential health hazard. to determine the relationship between exposure to pesticides and intrauterine growth retardation (iugr), live newborns from singleton pregnancies, with (n = 79) and without (n = 292) iugr were studied. during the gestational period the mothers were living in agricultural communities in the state of chihuahua, mexico. exposure to agrochemical product ... | 2004 | 15081785 |