Childhood leukaemia and parental occupational exposure to pesticides: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 787-809

  Van Maele Fabry, Geneviève ^a   Lantin, Anne Catherine ^a   Hoet, Perrine ^a   Lison, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Child; Leukaemia; Meta analysis; Parental occupational exposure; Pesticides; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; CANCER RISK; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; DISINFECTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARENTS; PATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955656445     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: 15737225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10552-010-9516-7     Document Type: Review

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