Neurodegenerative diseases and exposure to pesticides in the elderly

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 409-414

  Baldi, Isabelle ^a,d   Lebailly, Pierre ^b   Mohammed Brahim, Brahim ^a   Letenneur, Luc ^c   Dartigues, Jean François ^c   Brochard, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d Inst Sante Pub d'Epidemiol Devmt   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; Alzheimer disease; Nervous system diseases; Occupational exposure; Parkinson disease; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ELDERLY POPULATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE;

AGED; AGING; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; PESTICIDES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

FRANCE;

EID: 0037372867     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf216     Document Type: Article

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