Insect repellents, phenoxyherbicide exposure, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 806-816

  McDuffie, Helen H ^a   Pahwa, Punam ^a   Robson, Diane ^b   Dosman, James A ^a   Fincham, Shirley ^c   Spinelli, John J ^d   McLaughlin, John R ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^c Division of Epidemiology Prevention and Screening   (Canada)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^e MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; DICAMBA; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECT REPELLENT; MECOPROP; PHENOXY HERBICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; GLOVE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERMEABILITY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

INSECTA;

EID: 23644459248     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000167260.80687.78     Document Type: Article

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