Chemical predictors of wheeze among farmer pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 683-689

  Hoppin, Jane A ^a,b   Umbach, David M ^a,b   London, Stephanie J ^a,b   Alavanja, Michael C R ^a,b   Sandler, Dale P ^a,b  

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

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural exposure; Organophosphates; Paraquat; Pesticides; Wheeze

Indexed keywords

ALDICARB; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; COUMAFOS; DICHLORVOS; DIMPYLATE; FONOFOS; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; LINDANE; MALATHION; METRIFONATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAQUAT; PARATHION; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PHORATE; TERBUFOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHEEZING;

EID: 0036499512     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.165.5.2106074     Document Type: Article

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