Mortality from ischemic heart disease and diabetes mellitus (type 2) in four U.S. wheat-producing states: A hypothesis-generating study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 186-193

  Schreinemachers, Dina M ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Chlorophenoxy herbicides; Clofibrate; Coronary atherosclerosis; Diabetes; Ischemic heart disease; Myocardial infarction

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INTERNET; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LAND USE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; WHEAT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRITICUM; UNITED STATES;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM;

EID: 32044467157     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.8352     Document Type: Article

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