Incidence Rates of Lymphomas and Environmental Measurements of Phenoxy Herbicides: Ecological Analysis and Case-Control Study

Archives of Environmental Health

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 384-387

  Fontana, Arabella ^a   Picoco, Cosimo ^b   Masala, Giovanna ^c   Prastaro, Carlo ^d   Vineis, Paolo ^d  

^a Local Health Unit   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; ITALY; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICE; SOIL POLLUTION;

EID: 0032408273     PISSN: 00039896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00039899809605725     Document Type: Article

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