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1. 1. Occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of leukemia among offspring in Costa Rica

   Författare :Patricia Monge; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :agriculture; agricultural workers; cancer epidemiology; case-control; childhood cancer; childhood leukemia; children; Costa Rica; developing countries; exposure assessment; fetal exposures; offspring; prenatal exposures; icons; interview; occupational exposure; pesticides; questionnaire; pregnancy; reproductive effects; tropics.;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Leukemias are the most common childhood cancers, accounting for 25-35% of the incidence of all childhood cancer in most populations. In early reports on cancer, Costa Rica ranks among the highest incidence of childhood leukemia in the world. LÄS MER