Pesticides and breast cancer risk: A comparison between developed and developing countries

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 173-180

  Shakeel, Mohammed K ^a   George, Preethi Sara ^b   Jose, Jesna ^a,b   Jose, Josna ^a,b   Mathew, Aleyamma ^a,b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Developing world; Government regulations; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

CHLORPHENOTANE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; LINDANE; PESTICIDE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; BLOOD; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DDT; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEXACHLOROBENZENE; HUMANS; LINDANE; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77955801630     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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