Pesticide exposure and self-reported incident depression among wives in the Agricultural Health Study

Environmental Research

Volumn 126, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-42

  Beard, John D ^a,b   Hoppin, Jane A ^b   Richards, Marie ^c   Alavanja, Michael C R ^d   Blair, Aaron ^d   Sandler, Dale P ^b   Kamel, Freya ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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

^c WESTAT   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Female; Incidence; Pesticides; Spouses

Indexed keywords

CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FUMIGANT; FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PYRETHROID; TRIAZINE;

DIABETES; FEMALE; HEALTH RISK; PESTICIDE; POISONING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PESTICIDE POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; TELEPHONE INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

IOWA; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

(2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; (RS)2-(2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOXY)PROPANONIC ACID; 1,1,1-TRICHLORO-2,2-BIS(4-CHLOROPHENYL)ETHANE; 2,4,5-T; 2,4,5-TP; 2,4-D; 2-(2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; CI; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DDT; DEPRESSION; EPTC; FEMALE; INCIDENCE; INTERQUARTILE RANGE; IQR; NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; NIEHS; PESTICIDES; RISK RATIO; RR; S-ETHYL DIPROPYL(THIOCARBAMATE); SPOUSES;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IOWA; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PESTICIDES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPOUSES;

EID: 84885846590     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2013.06.001     Document Type: Article

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