Atopy, exposure to pesticides and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2271-2274

  Vajdic, Claire M ^a   Fritschi, Lin ^b   Grulich, Andrew E ^a   Kaldor, John M ^a   Benke, Geza ^c   Kricker, Anne ^d   Hughes, Ann Maree ^e   Turner, Jennifer J ^f   Milliken, Sam ^f   Goumas, Chris ^d   Armstrong, Bruce K ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^f ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asthma; Atopy; Case control; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Pesticides; Risk

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPY; AUSTRALIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECZEMA; FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; FOOD ALLERGY; HAY FEVER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASTHMA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCARCINOGENESIS; ECZEMA; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY, IMMEDIATE; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34147117632     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22602     Document Type: Article

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