Reanalysis of mortality from lung cancer among diatomaceous earth industry workers, with consideration of potential confounding by asbestos exposure

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 645-647

  Checkoway, Harvey ^a,d   Heyer, Nicholas J ^a   Demers, Paul A ^b   Gibbs, Graham W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Safety Hlth Environ Intl C   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Crystalline silica; Diatomaceous earth; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0029741284     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.9.645     Document Type: Article

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