Possible role of indoor environment and coal combustion emission in lung carcinogenesis in Fuyuan County, China

Neoplasma

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 69-72

  Nakanishi, Y ^a   Chen, S ^b   Inutsuka, S ^a   Ma, Y ^b   Jiang, X ^b   Hara, N ^a   Sera, N ^c   Tokiwa, H ^d  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KUNMING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c FUKUOKA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

benzo(a)pyrene; carcinogen; carcinogenesis; coal; environment; lung cancer

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE; COAL;

ARTICLE; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

EID: 0030993795     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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