A quantitative approach for estimating exposure to pesticides in the agricultural health study

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 245-260

  Dosemeci, Mustafa ^a   Alavanja, Michael C R ^a   Rowland, Andrew S ^c   Mage, David ^b   Hoar Zahm, Shelia ^a   Rothman, Nathaniel ^a   Lubin, Jay H ^a   Hoppin, Jane A ^c   Sandler, Dale P ^c   Blair, Aaron ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c National Cancer Institute ^*

Author keywords

Agricultural exposures; Exposure assessment; Farmers; Occupational exposures; Pesticide applicators; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; APPLICATORS; PESTICIDES; CHARCOAL; EQUIPMENT; MIXING; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REPAIR; SURVEYS;

PERSONAL HYGIENE;

HEALTH CARE; APPLICATORS;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; CHLORPYRIFOS; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOTHING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; AGRICULTURE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; APPLICATORS; BIOCIDES; HEALTH;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AGRICULTURE; ALGORITHMS; HUMANS; IOWA; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURAL EXPOSURES; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FARMERS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE APPLICATORS; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE;

EID: 0036491227     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef011     Document Type: Article

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