Pesticide Exposure and Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis among Licensed Male Pesticide Applicators in the Agricultural Health Study

Conclusions: Our results provide novel evidence of associations between exposure to some pesticides and RA in male farmers. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1013 Received: 24 August 2016 Revised: 19 January 2017 Accepted: 13 February 2017 Published: 14 July 2017 Address correspondence to C.G. Parks, Epidemiology Branch, A3-05, National Institite of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, PO Box 12233, Research Triangle Park, NC 27599 USA; Telephone: (919) 541-2577; Email: Parks1@mail.nih.gov Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1013). The authors declare that they have no actual or potential competing financial interests. Note to readers with disabilities: EHP strives to ensure that all journal content is accessible to all readers. However, some figures and Supplemental Material published in EHP articles may not conform to 508 standards due to the complexity of the information being presented. If you need assistance accessing journal content, please contact ehponline@niehs.nih.gov. Our staff will work with you to assess and meet your accessibility needs within 3 working days. Supplemental Material PDF (210 KB) Note to readers with disabilities: EHP has provided a 508-conformant table of contents summarizing the Supplemental Material for this article (see below) so readers with disabilities may determine whether they wish to access the full, nonconformant Supplemental Material. If you need assistance a...
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