The Impact of Pesticide Exposure on Breast Cancer Incidence. Evidence from Costa Rica
Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is the most prevalent and the leading cause of death from cancer in women worldwide. The low percentage of cases related to reproductive history risk factors and to genetics suggests that the environment may play a role in its etiology. Pesticide exposure has been hy...
Main Author: | Santamaría-Ulloa, Carolina |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | spa |
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Universidad de Costa Rica
2009
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Online Access: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/22822 |
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