Lung cancer and mesothelioma in the pleura and peritoneum among Swedish insulation workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 766-770

  Järvholm, Bengt ^a   Sandén, Åke ^b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Social Insurance Hospital   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MORBIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERITONEUM CANCER; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031724510     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.11.766     Document Type: Article

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