Regional differences in time to pregnancy among fertile women from five colombian regions with different use of glyphosate

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 15-16, 2009, Pages 949-960

  Sanin, Luz Helena ^a,b,c   Carrasquilla, Gabriel ^d   Solomon, Keith R ^e   Cole, Donald C ^b,f   Marshall, E J P ^g  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DEL VALLE   (Colombia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^g Marshall Agroecology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; GLYPHOSATE; WATER; DEFOLIANT AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLYCINE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COFFEE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLOMBIA; CROP; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUGARCANE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION; ADOLESCENT; AIRCRAFT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG CONTROL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLUTANT; RISK FACTOR; TIME;

PAPAVER; SACCHARUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIRCRAFT; COHORT STUDIES; COLOMBIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFOLIANTS, CHEMICAL; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GLYCINE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69149094914     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390902929691     Document Type: Article

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