Living near agricultural pesticide applications and the risk of adverse reproductive outcomes: A review of the literature

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 172-191

  Shirangi, Adeleh ^a,b   Nieuwenhuijsen, Mark ^a,d   Vienneau, Danielle ^a   Holman, C D'Arcy J ^c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^d CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

congenital malformations; miscarriage; outcome of pregnancy; pesticides

Indexed keywords

AMIDE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; CARBAMATE ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CARBAMIC ACID; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; ESTROGENIC PESTICIDE; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; MALATHION; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL GROWTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STILLBIRTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79551591174     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01165.x     Document Type: Review

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