Farmers at risk for prostate cancer

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 6-14

  Van Der Gulden, J W J ^a   Vogelzang, P F J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Farmers; Occupational risk factors; Pesticides; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030050865     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.1996.07751.x     Document Type: Review

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