Household organophosphorus pesticide use and Parkinson's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Household pesticide use is widespread in the USA. Since the 1970s, organophosphorus chemicals (OPs) have been common active ingredients in these products. Parkinson's disease (PD) has been linked to pesticide exposures but little is known about the contributions of chronic exposures to household pesticides. Here we investigate whether long-term use of household pesticides, especially those containing OPs, increases the odds of PD.

Methods

In a population-based case-control study, we assessed frequency of household pesticide use for 357 cases and 807 controls, relying on the California Department of Pesticide Regulation product label database to identify ingredients in reported household pesticide products and the Pesticide Action Network pesticide database of chem

SUBMITTER: Narayan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3807617 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature