Occupational exposures, animal exposure and smoking as risk factors for hairy cell leukaemia evaluated in a case-control study

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 77, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2048-2052

  Nordstrom M ^a   Hardell, L ^a   Magnuson, A ^b   Hagberg, H ^c   Rask Andersen, A ^c  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Animal exposure; Case control study; Hairy cell leukaemia; Occupational exposure; Smoking

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HAIRY CELL LEUKEMIA; HORSE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SMOKING;

EID: 0031747747     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1998.341     Document Type: Article

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