Lung cancer incidence among an Icelandic cohort exposed to diatomaceous earth and cristobalite

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-192

  Rafnsson, Vilhjálmur ^a   Gunnarsdóttir, Hólmfrídur ^a  

^a Administration of Occupational Safety and Health Reykjavik   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Lake Myvatn; Loading ships; Manufacture; Smoking habits; Squamous cell skin cancer

Indexed keywords

INFUSORIAL EARTH; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CANCER INCIDENCE; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STATISTICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CANCER; SMOKING HABIT;

ICELAND;

EID: 0030878495     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.197     Document Type: Article

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