Pesticides and other agricultural factors associated with self-reported farmer's lung among farm residents in the Agricultural Health Study

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 334-342

  Hoppin, Jane A ^a   Umbach, David M ^a   Kullman, Greg J ^b   Henneberger, Paul K ^b   London, Stephanie J ^a   Alavanja, Michael C R ^c   Sandler, Dale P ^a  

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

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDICARB; CARBAMATE PESTICIDE; CHLORPHENOTANE; LINDANE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FARMER LUNG; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; CATTLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FARMER'S LUNG; FEMALE; FUNGI; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; POACEAE; POULTRY;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34248196972     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.028480     Document Type: Article

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