Incidence of lung cancer among shipyard welders investigated for siderosis

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 85-88

  Danielsen, Tor Erik ^a,d   Langård, Sverre ^b   Andersen, Aage ^c  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer; Healthy workers; Validity; Welding

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; SHIP; SIDEROSIS; WELDING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; SHIPS; SIDEROSIS; WELDING;

EID: 0032034746     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1998.4.2.85     Document Type: Article

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