Carcinogenicity of agricultural pesticides in adults and children

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-56

  Alavanja, Michael C R ^a   Ward, Mary H ^a   Reynolds, Peggy ^b  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer incidence; Childhood cancer; Environmental exposures; Occupational exposures; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES;

EID: 34548489870     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v12n01_05     Document Type: Conference Paper

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