Occupational exposure to estrogenic chemicals and the occurrence of breast cancer: An exploratory analysis

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-14

  Aschengrau, Ann ^a,c   Coogan, Patricia F ^a   Quinn, Margaret M ^b   Cashins, Lisa J ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemicals; Endocrine disruptors; Occupation; Women; Xenoestrogens

Indexed keywords

4 OCTYLPHENOL; 4 TERT BUTYLPHENOL; 4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; NONYLPHENOL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE;

EID: 0031843216     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199807)34:1<6::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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