Occupational risk factors for female breast cancer: A review

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 145-156

  Goldberg, Mark S ^a   Labrèche, France ^b  

^a MAISONNEUVE ROSEMONT HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer female breast; Epidemiology; Literature review; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0029985576     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.53.3.145     Document Type: Review

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