Esophageal cancer among Brazilian agricultural workers: Case-control study based on death certificates

International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 151-155

  Meyer, Armando ^a   Alexandre, Pedro Celso Braga ^a   de Rezende Chrisman, Juliana ^b   Markowitz, Steven B ^c   Koifman, Rosalina Jorge ^b   Koifman, Sergio ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers' disease; Brazil; Esophageal neoplasm; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953064632     PISSN: 14384639     EISSN: 1618131X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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