Cancer among farmers: A meta-analysis

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-74

  Acquavella, John ^a   Olsen, Geary ^b   Cole, Philip ^c   Ireland, Belinda ^d   Kaneene, John ^e   Schuman, Stanley ^f   Holden, Larry ^a  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Cancer; Farming; Meta Analysis; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LIP CANCER; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT CANCER; META ANALYSIS; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN CANCER; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0031964878     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-2797(97)00120-8     Document Type: Review

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