Parental occupational exposure to pesticides and childhood germ-cell tumors

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 162, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 858-867

  Chen, Zhi ^a,b   Stewart, Patricia A ^c   Davies, Stella ^d   Giller, Roger ^e   Krailo, Mark ^f   Davis, Mary ^g   Robison, Leslie ^h   Shu, Xiao Ou ^a,b,i  

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

ⁱ VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Child; Germinoma; Occupational exposure; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; PESTICIDE;

HEALTH AND DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FETUS; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PROGENY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27544502512     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi294     Document Type: Article

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