Residential exposures to pesticides and childhood leukaemia

Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 212-219

  Metayer, Catherine ^a   Buffler, Patricia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY BURDEN; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEUKEMIA; PESTICIDES; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649108312     PISSN: 01448420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rpd/ncn266     Document Type: Article

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