Agricultural pesticides and lymphoproliferative childhood cancer in California

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 46-54

  Reynolds, Peggy ^a   Von Behren, Julie ^a   Gunier, Robert ^a   Goldberg, Debbie E ^b   Hertz, Andrew ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c IMPACT ASSESSMENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental pollutant; Lymphoproliferative disorder; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLOROTHALONIL; DICOFOL; DITHIOCARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYL BROMIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PESTICIDE; SIMAZINE; TRIFLURALIN;

CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISORDERS; PESTICIDES;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 24944540786     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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