Presenter: Freya Kamel, PhD, MPH, Staff Scientist, Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Session Objectives:
- Describe the limits of our knowledge of pesticide neurotoxicity. Identify generally accepted findings and areas that still need more research.
- Describe the findings of the Agricultural Health Study regarding the relationship of pesticide exposure to neurologic symptoms. Identify the strengths and limitations of this research.
- Describe the findings of the Agricultural Health Study regarding pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease. Identify the strengths and limitations of this research.