Association between diesel exposure at work and prostate cancer

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 486-494

  Seidler, Andreas ^a   Heiskel, Harald ^a   Bickeböller, Ralf ^a   Elsner, Gine ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case referent study; Job exposure matrix; Occupational exposure; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; DIESEL FUEL; HERBICIDE; MINERAL OIL; OIL; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SOLVENT; TAR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUME; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOOT; UROLOGY;

EID: 0032427803     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.373     Document Type: Article

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