Long-term pesticide exposure and the risk of testicular cancer

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 308-309

  Giannandrea, Fabrizio ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES;

EID: 84862500414     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs040     Document Type: Letter

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