Depression and pesticide exposures in female spouses of licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study cohort

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1005-1013

  Beseler, Cheryl ^a,b   Stallones, Lorann ^a   Hoppin, Jane A ^c   Alavanja, Michael C R ^d   Blair, Aaron ^d   Keefe, Thomas ^a   Kamel, Freya ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RACE; SPOUSE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGROCHEMICALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IOWA; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; SPOUSES;

EID: 33750002517     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000235938.70212.dd     Document Type: Article

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