Suicide and pesticide use among pesticide applicators and their spouses in the agricultural health study

Authors :: Beard, John D.
Umbach, David M.
Hoppin, Jane A.
Richards, Marie
Alavanja, Michael C.R.
Blair, Aaron
Sandler, Dale P.
Kamel, Freya
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. November, 2011, Vol. 119 Issue 11, p1610, 6 p.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: BACKGROUND: An association may exist between pesticide exposure and suicide. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the existence of an association between pesticide use and suicide using data from the Agricultural [...]

Subjects :: Pesticides -- Health aspects -- Usage -- Research
Farmers -- Health aspects
Suicide -- Risk factors -- Demographic aspects -- Research
Environmental issues
Health

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