Determinants of high pesticide exposure events in the agricultural health cohort study from enrollment (1993-1997) through Phase II (1999-2003)

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 167-179

  Payne, K ^a   Andreotti, G ^a   Bell, E ^b   Blair, A ^a   Coble, J ^a   Alavanja, M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural Health Study; Farmers; High pesticide exposure events; Pesticide applicators; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURE; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FERTILIZERS; GARDENING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IOWA; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865576450     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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