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A Prospective Study of Cancer Risk among Agricultural Health Study Farm Spouses Associated with Personal Use of Organochlorine Insecticides

Description
Highlights an investigation into the health effects of exposure to organochlorine pesticides for farmers and their spouses. Draws data from the Agricultural Health Study, which surveys agricultural workers in Iowa and North Carolina.
Author(s)
Lydia M. Louis, Catherine C. Lerro, Melissa C. Friesen, et al.
Citation
Environmental Health, 16(1), 95
Date
09/2017
Type
Document
Tagged as
Agricultural health and safety · Cancer · Environmental health · Families · Farmers and farmworkers · Iowa · North Carolina