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CISDOC database
| Document ID (ISN) | 109985 |
| CIS number |
09-809 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1059-924X - Journal of Agromedicine |
| Year |
2009 |
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| Author(s) |
Blair A., Freeman l.B. |
| Title |
Epidemiologic studies in agricultural populations: Observations and future directions |
| Bibliographic information |
2nd Quarter 2009, Vol.14, No.2, p.125-131. 22 ref. |
| Abstract |
This article reviews epidemiologic studies of cancer among agricultural populations to identify possible associations and to provide a focus for future investigations. Meta-analyses of mortality surveys of farmers find excesses of several cancers, including connective tissue, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, multiple myeloma and cancers of the skin, stomach, and brain, and deficits for total mortality, heart disease, total cancer, and cancers of the esophagus, colon, lung, and bladder. Exposures to pesticides do not fully explain the various cancer and other disease patterns observed among farmers. Other findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
epidemiology; agriculture; cancer |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; leukaemia; lymphoma; myeloma; brain cancer; statistical evaluation; skin cancer; gastrointestinal cancer; connective tissue disorders; research; pesticides |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Epidemiology
Agriculture
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