Pesticide use and chronic bronchitis among farmers in the agricultural health study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 969-979

  Hoppin, Jane A ^a   Valcin, Martin ^a,b   Henneberger, Paul K ^b   Kullman, Greg J ^b   Limbach, David M ^a   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

Agricultural exposures; Occupational exposure; Pesticides; Respiratory disease

Indexed keywords

HEPTACHLOR; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; COMORBIDITY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; BRONCHITIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEPTACHLOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36549047931     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20523     Document Type: Article

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