Cancer mortality among local authority pest control officers in England and Wales

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 787-790

  Thomas, H F ^a   Winter, P D ^b   Donaldson, L J ^c  

^a LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Mortality; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; PEST CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029825180     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.11.787     Document Type: Article

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