Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and pesticide exposure: 25 Years of research

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 153-164

  Dreiher, Jacob ^a   Kordysh, Ella ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Chlorophenols; Lymphomagenesis; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Organochlorine insecticides; Pesticides; Phenoxyacid herbicides

Indexed keywords

4 CHLOROPHENOL; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE DERIVATIVE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PHENOXYACETIC ACID; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CARBAMATES; CHLOROPHENOLS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; INSECTICIDES; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PHENOXYACETATES; TRIAZINES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749549036     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094675     Document Type: Review

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