Pesticide use and fatal injury among farmers in the Agricultural Health Study

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 177-187

  Waggoner, Jenna K ^a,b   Henneberger, Paul K ^a   Kullman, Greg J ^a   Umbach, David M ^b   Kamel, Freya ^b   Beane Freeman, Laura E ^c   Alavanja, Michael C R ^c   Sandler, Dale P ^b   Hoppin, Jane A ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Mortality; Pesticides; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IOWA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84878431738     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-012-0752-x     Document Type: Article

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