Pesticide exposure among farm workers

Environmental Research

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 285-286

  Burns, Carol J ^a   Mahlburg, William M ^b   Dutra, J P Jack ^c  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b Nufarm Americas Inc   (United States)

^c Industry Task Force II on Research Data   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH CANCER;

EID: 34548442408     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.05.002     Document Type: Note

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