Multiple myeloma and work in agriculture: Results of a case-control study in Forli, Italy

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 277-283

  Nanni, Oriana ^a,b   Falcini, Fabio ^b   Buiatti, Eva ^c   Bucchi, Lauro ^d   Naldoni, Monica ^e   Serra, Patrizia ^a   Scarpi, Emanuela ^a   Saragoni, Luca ^b   Amadori, Dino ^b  

^a ISTITUTO ONCOLOGICO ROMAGNOLO   (Italy)

^b MORGAGNI PIERANTONI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^d Romagna Cancer Registry   (Italy)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Agriculture; Altitude; Italy; Multiple myeloma; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031854196     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008821119851     Document Type: Article

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