Residential exposure to pesticides and childhood leukaemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Environment International

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 280-291

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

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Childhood leukaemia; Household; Meta analysis; Pesticide exposure; Residential; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDES; OBSTETRICS; PESTICIDES; PUBLISHING; RANDOM PROCESSES; RISK PERCEPTION;

CHILDHOOD LEUKAEMIA; HOUSEHOLD; META ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

HOUSING;

BIOCIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

CANCER; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; META-ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACUTE NONLYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RISK; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 78349306331     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2010.08.016     Document Type: Review

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