Reproductive disorders associated with pesticide exposure

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 27-37

  Frazier, Linda M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE WICHITA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Breast feeding; Fertility; Fetal growth retardation; Human development; Neurotoxicity syndromes; Pesticides; Pregnancy; Reproduction; Spontaneous; Teratogens

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 34548513549     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v12n01_04     Document Type: Conference Paper

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