Cancer mortality among carbon workers in China: Retrospective cohort study

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 325-330

  Liu, Ning ^a   Wang, Zhongxu ^a   Dong, Depu ^a   Chen, Kejie ^b   Qin, Lijun ^b  

^a ANSHAN IRON AND STEEL GROUP CORPORATION   (China)

^b Shanghai Carbon Plant ^*

Author keywords

Cancer; Carbon; Coal tar; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COAL TAR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER;

EID: 0030721575     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.39.325     Document Type: Article

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