Cancer Risks from Residential Exposure to Pesticides

Encyclopedia of Environmental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 489-497

  Fortes, C ^a   Aprea, C ^b  

^a LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^b UO Biotossicologia   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Childhood cancer; Health effects; Indoor; Outdoor; Pesticides; Residential exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 85069853043     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-52272-6.00617-6     Document Type: Chapter

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