Risk for prostate cancer by occupation and industry: A 24-state death certificate study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 413-420

  Krstev, Srmena ^a,b   Baris, Dalsu ^b   Stewart, Patricia A ^b   Hayes, Richard B ^b   Blair, Aaron ^b   Dosemeci, Mustafa ^b  

^a Institute of Occupational Health   (Serbia)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control study; Death certificate; Industry; Occupation; Prostate cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PROSTATE CANCER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031694662     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199811)34:5<413::AID-AJIM1>3.0.CO;2-R     Document Type: Article

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