Critical windows of exposure to household pesticides and risk of childhood leukemia

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 110, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 955-960

  Ma, Xiaomei ^a   Buffler, Patricia A ^a   Gunier, Robert B ^a   Dahl, Gary ^a   Smith, Martyn T ^a   Reinier, Kyndaron ^a   Reynolds, Peggy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Child; Herbicides; Insecticides; Leukemia; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEST CONTROL; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036737894     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.02110955     Document Type: Article

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