Intraocular melanoma linked to occupations and chemical exposures

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-61

  Holly, Elizabeth A ^a,b,d   Aston, Diana A ^a   Ahn, David K ^a   Smith, Allan H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

case control studies; epidemiologic methods; men; occupational exposure; uveal melanoma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030065177     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199601000-00010     Document Type: Article

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