Lung and bladder cancer in a Norwegian municipality with iron and steel producing industry: Population based case-control studies

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 387-392

  Grimsrud, Tom K ^a   Langseth, Hilde ^a   Engeland, Anders ^a   Andersen, Aage ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Epidemiology; Iron and steel production; Lung cancer; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0031834472     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.55.6.387     Document Type: Article

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