Farm-related exposures and childhood brain tumours in seven countries: Results from the search international brain tumour study

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 201-211

  Efird, Jimmy T ^a   Holly, Elizabeth A ^a,k   Preston Martin, Susan ^b   Mueller, Beth A ^c   Lubin, Flora ^d   Filippini, G ^e   Peris Bonet, Rafael ^f   McCredie, Margaret ^g,h   Cordier, Sylvaine ⁱ   Arslan, Annie ^j   Bracci, Paige M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center   (United States)

^d GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

^e DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^h CANCER RESEARCH DIVISION   (Australia)

ⁱ INSERM   (France)

^j INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HORSE; HUMAN; MANURE; MATERNAL CARE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; POPULATION MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SWINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CATS; CATTLE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOGS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS, PRIMITIVE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; SWINE;

EID: 0037393494     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3016.2003.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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