Cancer mortality and residence near petrochemical industries in taiwan

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 265-274

  Yang, Chun Yuh ^a   Chiu, Hui Fen ^a   Chiu, Jeng Fen ^a   Kao, Wen Yao ^b   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^a   Lan, Shou Jen ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Kaohsiung Municipal Min Sheng Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

AGE FACTORS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PETROLEUM; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 0030942245     PISSN: 00984108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/009841097160474     Document Type: Article

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