Estimates of occupational cancer in Korea

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 192-196

  Cho, Soo Hun ^a   Kang, Daehee ^a   Ko, Kyung Sim ^b   Kwon, Ho Jang ^b   Kim, Dong Hyun ^c   Ha, Mina ^b   Han, Sang Hwan ^d   Ju, Yeong Su ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Dankuk University

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

^d Gill Hosp Inst for Occup Medicine

Author keywords

Korea; Occupational cancer

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; ASBESTOS; BENZENE; BENZIDINE; CHROMIUM; DYE; PETROLEUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; COLORECTAL CANCER; HUMAN; KOREA; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN CANCER;

EID: 0031413637     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.39.192     Document Type: Article

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