Pesticide exposure and risk of breast cancer: A nested case-control study of residentially stable women living on Long Island

Environmental Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 134-144

  O'Leary, Erin S ^a   Vena, John E ^b   Freudenheim, Jo L ^b   Brasure, John ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Environmental exposures; Geographic information system; Hazardous waste sites; Organochlorine pesticides

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE;

CANCER; GIS; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WASTE FACILITY; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BIRTH ORDER; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL WASTE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NULLIPARA; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0842264952     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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