Meta-analyses of multiple myeloma and farming

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 510-516

  Khuder, Sadik A ^a   Mutgi, Anand B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Infections; Meta analyses; Multiple myeloma; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PEER REVIEW; PESTICIDE SPRAYING;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; RISK; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030883663     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199711)32:5<510::AID-AJIM11>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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