Pesticide exposure assessed through agricultural crop proximity and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

• Main Authors: Marco Vinceti (Author), Tommaso Filippini (Author), Federica Violi (Author), Kenneth J. Rothman (Author), Sofia Costanzini (Author), Carlotta Malagoli (Author), Lauren A. Wise (Author), Anna Odone (Author), Carlo Signorelli (Author), Laura Iacuzio (Author), Elisa Arcolin (Author), Jessica Mandrioli (Author), Nicola Fini (Author), Francesco Patti (Author), Salvatore Lo Fermo (Author), Vladimiro Pietrini (Author), Sergio Teggi (Author), Grazia Ghermandi (Author), Renato Scillieri (Author), Caterina Ledda (Author), Cristina Mauceri (Author), Salvatore Sciacca (Author), Maria Fiore (Author), Margherita Ferrante (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Epidemiologic studies have raised the possibility that some pesticide compounds induce the neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), though the available evidence is not entirely consistent. Methods We conducted a population-based case-control study in two It...