Pesticide exposure in farming and forestry and the risk of uveal melanoma

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  • Thomas Behrens
  • Lynge, Elsebeth
  • Ian Cree
  • Jean-Michel Lutz
  • Mikael Eriksson
  • Pascal Guénel
  • Franco Merletti
  • Maria Morales-Suarez-Varela
  • Noemia Afonso
  • Aivars Stengrevics
  • Joëlle Févotte
  • Svend Sabroe
  • Agustin Llopis-González
  • Giuseppe Gorini
  • Lennart Hardell
  • Andreas Stang
  • Wolfgang Ahrens
Since pesticides are disputed risk factors for uveal melanoma, we studied the association between occupational pesticide exposure and uveal melanoma risk in a case-control study from nine European countries.
Original languageEnglish
JournalCancer causes & control : CCC
Volume23
Issue number1
Pages (from-to)141-51
Number of pages11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

    Research areas

  • Agriculture, Europe, Female, Forestry, Humans, Incidence, Male, Melanoma, Middle Aged, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Exposure, Pesticides, Risk Factors, Uveal Neoplasms

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