Pesticide exposure as a risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: A meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. Pesticide exposure as a risk factor for ALS.

Environmental Research

Volumn 117, Issue , 2012, Pages 112-119

  Malek, Angela M ^a   Barchowsky, Aaron ^b   Bowser, Robert ^c   Youk, Ada ^d   Talbott, Evelyn O ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Epidemiology; Meta analysis; Occupational exposures; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

AGROCHEMICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

AGRICULTURE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84864935425     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2012.06.007     Document Type: Article

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