Environmental exposure to residential pesticides, chemicals, dusts, fumes, and metals, and risk of childhood germ cell tumors

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 209, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-40

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

^a VANDERBILT INGRAM CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f RILEY HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

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

^h CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Child; Germ cells tumors; Pesticides; Residential exposure

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; HAIR DYE; INSECTICIDE; METAL; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FUME; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PARENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 29144508750     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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