Exposure to pesticides and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a population-based case-control study

A few epidemiologic studies have suggested an association of agricultural work and pesticides exposure with a severe degenerative disease of the motor neurons, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), though conflicting results have also been provided. We investigated through a populationbased case-cont...

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Main Authors: Francesca Bonvicini, Norina Marcello, Jessica Mandrioli, Vladimiro Pietrini, Marco Vinceti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Istituto Superiore di Sanità 2010-01-01
Series:Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità
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Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0021-25712010000300010&lng=en&tlng=en