Parental occupational exposure to pesticides as risk factor for brain tumors in children and young adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Environment International

Volumn 56, Issue , 2013, Pages 19-31

  Van Maele Fabry, Geneviève ^a   Hoet, Perrine ^a   Lison, Dominique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain tumors; Child; Meta analysis; Parental occupational exposure; Pesticides; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; TUMORS;

BRAIN TUMORS; CHILD; META-ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

PESTICIDES;

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; BRAIN; CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; META-ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; RISK FACTOR; TUMOR; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WASTE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLIOMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MALE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NORTH AMERICA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84876321863     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.02.011     Document Type: Review

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