Diesel exhaust exposure and lung cancer

Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 84-91

  Bhatia, Rajiv ^a   Lopipero, Peggy ^b   Smith, Allan H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel exhaust; Lung cancer; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

DIESEL FUEL;

CANCER RISK; DRIVER; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0031974988     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199801000-00017     Document Type: Review

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