Exposure to multiple pesticides and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in men from six Canadian provinces

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2320-2330

  Hohenadel, Karin ^a   Harris, Shelley A ^a,b,c   McLaughlin, John R ^c,d   Spinelli, John J ^e,f   Pahwa, Punam ^g   Dosman, James A ^h   Demers, Paul A ^a,b,c   Blair, Aaron ^a  

^a Occupational Cancer Research Centre   (Canada)

^b CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^h ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Case control study; Non hodgkin lymphoma; Occupational cancer; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; CARBARIL; CARCINOGEN; CHLORPHENOTANE; FUNGICIDE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION; MECOPROP; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 79959857645     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8062320     Document Type: Article

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