Cancer among greenhouse owners and their relatives: Results of a pilot study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 88-89

  Settimi, Laura ^a,b   Rapiti, Elisabetta ^c   Forastiere, Francesco ^c   Fano, Valeria ^c   Pupp, Nicoletta ^d   Callopoli, A ^e   Axelson, Olav ^b  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Latium Regional Health Authority   (Italy)

^d Local Health Unit of Civitavecchia   (Italy)

^e REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Greenhouse owners; Pesticides; Relatives

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OVARY CANCER; PROSTATE CANCER; TONGUE CANCER;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 0031986278     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199801)33:1<88::AID-AJIM10>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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