Pesticide exposure and risk of Central Nervous System tumors in children: a systematic review with meta-analysis
Anne Lívia Cavalcante Mota,
Isadora Marques Barbosa,
Andrea Bezerra Rodrigues
et al.
Abstract:Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors represent more than half of all childhood malignant neoplasms. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between environmental exposure to pesticides and the development of CNS tumors in children. We conducted a systematic review of the literature in the PubMed/MEDILINE, Embase, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL databases. The inclusion criteria were cohort and case-control studies investigating the association between exposure to pesticides and CNS tumors (al… Show more
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