A Perspective Discussion on Rising Pesticide Levels and Colon Cancer Burden in Brazil
Agriculture is a mainstay of many developing countries’ economy, such as Brazil. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Brazil is the major global consumer of pesticides. Irrespective of the fact that the International Agency for Research on Cancer suggests that pe...
Main Authors: | Sergio Akira Uyemura, Helga Stopper, Francis L. Martin, Vinicius Kannen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2017-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00273/full |
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