Second follow-up of a dutch cohort occupationally exposed to phenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and contaminants

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 147, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 891-901

  Hooiveld, Mariette ^a,b   Heederik, Dick J J ^a   Kogevinas, Manolis ^b   Boffetta, Paolo ^c   Needham, Larry L ^d   Patterson Jr , Donald G ^e  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^e CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular diseases; Chlorophenols; Dioxins; Herbicides; Mortality; Neoplasms; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; CHLOROPHENOL; DIOXIN; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0032076489     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009543     Document Type: Article

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