Incidence of lung cancer among cobalt-exposed women

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 444-450

  Tüchsen, Finn ^a   Jensen, Marianne V ^a   Villadsen, Ebbe ^b   Lynge, Elsebeth ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cobalt aluminate spinel; Cohort study; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

COBALT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030475539     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.166     Document Type: Article

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