Hairy cell leukaemia and occupational exposure to benzene

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 533-539

  Clavel, J ^a   Conso, F ^b   Limasset, J C ^c   Mandereau, L ^a   Roche, P ^a   Flandrin, G ^d   Hemon D ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^d Laboratoire Central d'Hematologie   (France)

Author keywords

benzene; case control study; leukaemia hairy cell

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WORK SCHEDULE;

EID: 0029780102     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.8.533     Document Type: Article

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