Rhinitis associated with pesticide use among private pesticide applicators in the agricultural health study

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

Volumn 73, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 1382-1393

  Slager, Rebecca E ^a   Simpson, Sean L ^a   Levan, Tricia D ^b   Poole, Jill A ^b   Sandler, Dale P ^c   Hoppin, Jane A ^c  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPTAN; CARBARIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; DICHLORVOS; DIMPYLATE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; MALATHION; METOLACHLOR; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE; PETROLEUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES;

ACETAMIDES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; CAPTAN; COHORT STUDIES; DIAZINON; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; PETROLEUM; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHINITIS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956462391     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2010.497443     Document Type: Article

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