Pesticide use and myocardial infarction incidence among farm women in the agricultural health study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 693-697

  Dayton, Shile B ^a   Sandler, Dale P ^b   Blair, Aaron ^c   Alavanja, Michael ^c   Beane Freeman, Laura E ^c   Hoppin, Jane A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ALACHLOR; ATRAZINE; BUTYLATE; CAPTAN; CARBARIL; CARBOFURAN; CHLORDANE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; COUMAFOS; CYANAZINE; DICAMBA; FONOFOS; GLYPHOSATE; MALATHION; MANEB; METALAXYL; METHYL BROMIDE; METOLACHLOR; METRIBUZIN; PENDIMETHALIN; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM; TERBUFOS; TRIFLURALIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IOWA; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954958443     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181e66d25     Document Type: Article

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