Lung cancer mortality in a steel foundry

Journal of Occupational Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 1977, Pages 807-812

  Gibson, E S ^a,d   Martin, R H ^b   Lockington, J N ^c  

^a Limited ^*  (Canada)

^b Occupational and Environmental Health ^*  (Canada)

^c Safety and Industrial Hygiene   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FOUNDRY WORKER; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ALLOYS; BENZENE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; STEEL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0017657016     PISSN: 00961736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-197712000-00006     Document Type: Article

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