Cancer and the workplace

Ca-A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 70-92

  Stellman, Jeanne Mager ^a   Stellman, Steven D ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b AMERICAN HEALTH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKYLATING AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; AZATHIOPRINE; BUSULFAN; CARCINOGEN; CHLORAMBUCIL; CHLORNAPHAZINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENACETIN; SEMUSTINE; THIOTEPA; TREOSULFAN;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; REVIEW; X RAY;

EID: 0029865179     PISSN: 00079235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3322/canjclin.46.2.70     Document Type: Review

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