Childhood leukaemia and exposure to pesticides: Results of a case-control study in Northern Germany

European Journal of Cancer Part A

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1943-1948

  Meinert, R ^a   Kaatsch, P ^a   Kaletsch, U ^a   Krummenauer, F ^a   Miesner, A ^a   Michaelis, J ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Child; Leukaemia; Neoplasms; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030271723     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0959-8049(96)00231-6     Document Type: Article

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