Chronic bronchitis among nonsmoking farm women in the Agricultural Health Study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 574-583

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

ASBESTOS; CYANAZINE; DICHLORVOS; GASOLINE; METHYL BROMIDE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE; SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANURE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ORGANIC DUST; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; BRONCHITIS, CHRONIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34248332671     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3180577768     Document Type: Article

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