| Document ID (ISN) | 109638 |
| CIS number |
09-560 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1745-6673 - Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology |
| Year |
2008 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Perrotta C., Staines A., Cocco P. |
| Title |
Multiple myeloma and farming. A systematic review of 30 years of research. Where next? |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 2008, Vol.3, No.27, 7p. Illus. 36 ref. |
| Internet access |
http://www.occup-med.com/content/pdf/1745-6673-3-27.pdf [in English]
|
| Abstract |
Multiple myelomas have long been linked to farming. However, there was little clarity about the magnitude of the risk, nor about the specific agricultural exposures which contributed to this risk. A systematic review of case-control studies of multiple myeloma published from 1970 to 2007 was therefore carried out. Pooled odds ratios of case-control studies were 1.39 for working as a farmer, 1.47 for pesticide exposure, 2.19 for exposure to DDT, 1.69 for exposure to herbicides and 1.87 for working on a farm for more than ten years. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
myeloma; agriculture; risk factors |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
herbicides; literature survey; DDT; length of exposure; length of service; case-control study; pesticides |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Ireland; Italy |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Blood diseases
Agriculture
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