Self-reported dermatitis and skin cancer in California farm operators

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-141

  Susitaival, Päivikki ^a   Beckman, Robin ^a   Samuels, Steven J ^a   Schenker, Marc B ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Dermatitis; Epidemiology; Farming; Questionnaire survey; Respiratory atopy; Sunscreen use

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; SUNSCREEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ASTHMA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DERMATITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SKIN CANCER; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CALIFORNIA; DERMATITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4043168585     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20046     Document Type: Review

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