Open AccessParkinson’s disease among gardeners exposed to pesticides – a Danish cohort study
Author(s) -
Line Kenborg,
Christina Funch Lassen,
Flemming Lander,
Jørgen H. Olsen
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.3176
Subject(s) - danish , medicine , cohort , cohort study , population , confidence interval , standardized mortality ratio , disease , rate ratio , incidence (geometry) , environmental health , pediatrics , demography , philosophy , linguistics , physics , sociology , optics
Several studies have found positive associations between exposure to pesticides andParkinson's disease. As Danish gardeners have had frequent, intensive exposure to pesticides, the aim of thisstudy was to investigate their risk for Parkinson's disease.