Poster: Risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and passive residential exposure to pesticides: comparison of questionnaire-based with gis-based exposure assessment methods
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- Published on Monday, 19 March 2018 12:00
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with still unknown aetiology. Among environmental factors, pesticides have been investigated due to their potential neurotoxic effects. Within a population-based case-control study conducted in two Italian regions, we aimed to investigate ALS risk due to passive residential exposure to pesticides using two methodologies. Methods