Medical surveillance for hematological disorders among active and retired oil refinery workers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 475-480

  Tsai, Shan P ^a   Bennett, John M ^b   Salesman, Charles N ^a   Ryan, Thomas E ^c   Gilstrap, Elizabeth L ^a   Ross, Charles E ^a  

^a SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Hematol Oncology Consultants Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OIL INDUSTRY; PHILADELPHIA 1 CHROMOSOME; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETIREMENT;

EID: 0031833688     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199805000-00010     Document Type: Article

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