Dose-response associations of silica with nonmalignant respiratory disease and lung cancer mortality in the diatomaceous earth industry

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 680-688

  Checkoway, Harvey ^a   Heyer, Nicholas J ^a   Seixas, Noah S ^a   Welp, Esther A E ^a   Demers, Paul A ^b   Hughes, Janet M ^c   Weill, Hans ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

lung neoplasms; occupational exposure; respiratory tract diseases; silicon dioxide

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DUST EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SILICOSIS;

EID: 0030962050     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/145.8.680     Document Type: Article

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