Open AccessPesticides and Chemicals as Potential Risk Factors of Aplastic Anemia: A Case–Control Study Among a Pakistani Population
Author(s) -
Muhammad Asif Syed,
Aneela Rahman,
Muhammad Ilyas Siddiqui,
Ashique Ali Arain
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.868
H-Index - 58
ISSN - 1179-1349
DOI - 10.2147/clep.s304132
Subject(s) - aplastic anemia , medicine , anemia , odds ratio , family history , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , pediatrics , case control study , bone marrow , physics , optics
Aplastic anemia is a rare and potentially life-threatening hematological disorder with incidence of 1.4 to 14 cases/million. It is associated with exposures to certain environmental chemicals, drugs and infections. The objective was to investigate the association of illness with family history of aplastic anemia, exposure to pesticides and chemicals.