Cancer in electrical workers: An analysis of cancer registrations in England, 1981-87

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 935-939

  Fear, N T ^a   Roman, E ^a   Carpenter, L M ^b   Newton, R ^a   Bull, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Brain cancer; Electromagnetic field; Leukaemia; Pleural cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029936757     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1996.167     Document Type: Article

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