Regression analysis of pesticide use and breast cancer incidence in California Latinas

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages

  Mills, Paul K ^a   Yang, Richard ^b  

^a Cancer Registry of Central California   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDRIN; ATRAZINE; CAMPHECLOR; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; DIELDRIN; ENDOSULFAN; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; LINDANE; METHOXYCHLOR; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE; SIMAZINE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

CANCER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNICITY; PESTICIDE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; BINOMIAL DISTRIBUTION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CALIFORNIA; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; REGISTRIES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 31344432226     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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