Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia in Egyptian farm workers exposed to pesticides
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 1999; 5 (5): 960-966
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ABSTRACT
We aimed to explore the relationship between chronic lymphocytic leukaemia and pesticide exposure among farm workers. Blood samples were obtained from 932 male Egyptian farm workers exposed to pesticides and from a control group of 932 males of similar age and socioeconomic status who were not involved in farming and did not normally deal with pesticides. The farm workers had significantly higher lymphocyte, white blood corpuscle and platelet counts. About 5% of the farm workers over 40 years had immature cells. Two of the farm workers and none of the control group had chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, giving an undefined relative risk and an attributable risk of 2.1 per 1000, which was not statistically significant
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Indice:
IMEMR
Sujet Principal:
Pesticides
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Numération des plaquettes
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Hémoglobines
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Études cas-témoins
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Analyse discriminante
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Facteurs de risque
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Exposition professionnelle
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Numération des lymphocytes
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Maladies des agriculteurs
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Numération des leucocytes
Type d'étude:
Clinical_trials
Limites du sujet:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
langue:
En
Texte intégral:
East Mediterr Health J.
Année:
1999