Lung cancer in chromate-exposed aerospace workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1253-1258

  Alexander, Bruce H ^a   Checkoway, Harvey ^a,c   Wechsler, Laurence ^b   Heyer, Nicholas J ^a   Muhm, J Michael ^b   O'Keeffe, Thomas P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOEING COMPANY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC ACID;

ADULT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AVIATION; CHROMATES; DUST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; PAINT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 0030477288     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199612000-00011     Document Type: Article

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