Mortality from pancreatic and lymphopoietic cancer among workers in ethylene and propylene chlorohydrin production

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 592-598

  Olsen, Geary W ^a,c   Lacy, Susan E ^a   Bodner, Kenneth M ^a   Chau, Monica ^b   Arceneaux, Terri G ^a   Cartmill, Janice B ^a   Ramlow, Jonathan M ^a   Boswell, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

^b Texas Operations ^*  (United States)

^c 3M COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorohydrin; Lymphopoietic cancer; Pancreatic cancer

Indexed keywords

ALPHA CHLOROHYDRIN; ETHYLENE; PROPYLENE;

ADULT; CANCER RISK; EMPLOYMENT; EPOXIDATION; HUMAN; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0030846625     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.54.8.592     Document Type: Review

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