Cancer incidence, morbidity and geothermal air pollution in Rotorua, New Zealand

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 10-14

  Bates, Michael N ^a   Garrett, Nicholas ^a   Graham, Bruce ^a,b   Read, Deborah ^c,d  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

^b Works Environmental Management   (New Zealand)

^c Public Health Commission   (New Zealand)

^d Central Regional Health Authority   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ecological study; Epidemiology; Geothermal pollution; Hydrogen sulphide; Mercury; New Zealand; Rotorua

Indexed keywords

HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MERCURY DERIVATIVE;

AIR POLLUTION; CANCER; DISEASE INCIDENCE; GEOTHERMAL EMISSIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MORBIDITY TRENDS;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; ETHNIC GROUP; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NEUROPATHY; NEW ZEALAND; NOSE CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; THERMAL POLLUTION; TRACHEA CANCER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EAR NEOPLASMS; EAR, MIDDLE; ECOLOGY; ENERGY-GENERATING RESOURCES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INCIDENCE; MALE; MERCURY; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASMS; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; REGISTRIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT NEOPLASMS; VASCULAR NEOPLASMS;

NEW ZEALAND, NORTH ISLAND, ROTORUA;

EID: 0031912749     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.1.10     Document Type: Article

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