Investigation of an excess of melanoma among employees of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 145, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 532-535

  Austin, Donald F ^a   Reynolds, Peggy ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ionizing; melanoma; neoplasms; occupational exposure; radiation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYEE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SKIN SENSITIVITY; SUN EXPOSURE;

EID: 0031046771     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009140     Document Type: Article

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