The association of drinking water source and chlorination by-products with cancer incidence among postmenopausal women in Iowa: A prospective cohort study

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1168-1176

  Doyle, Timothy J ^a   Zheng, Wei ^a   Cerhan, James R ^a   Hong, Ching Ping ^a   Sellers, Thomas A ^b   Kushi, Lawrence H ^b   Folsam, Aaron R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; CHLOROFORM; DRINKING WATER; GROUND WATER; SURFACE WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CHLORINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030807057     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.87.7.1168     Document Type: Article

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