Characteristics of pesticide use in a pesticide applicator cohort: The Agricultural Health Study

Environmental Research

Volumn 80, Issue 2 I, 1999, Pages 172-179

  Alavanja, Michael C R ^a   Sandler, Dale P ^b   McDonnell, Cheryl J ^c   Lynch, Charles F ^d   Pennybacker, Margaret ^e   Zahm, Shelia Hoar ^a   Mage, David T ^f   Steen, William C ^f   Wintersteen, Wendy ^g   Blair, Aaron ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c SRA Technologies Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancers; Farmers; Noncancer toxicity; Occupational exposure; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

HEALTH IMPACT; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033002613     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/enrs.1998.3888     Document Type: Conference Paper

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