Nonlinearity in the lung cancer dose-response for airborne arsenic: Apparent confounding by year of hire in evaluating lung cancer risks from arsenic exposure in tacoma smelter workers

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 30, Issue 2 II, 1999, Pages 117-129

  Viren, John ^a   Silvers, Abraham ^b  

^a Viren Associates   (United States)

^b Biotech Research Associates Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC;

CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER;

EID: 0032744208     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.1999.1341     Document Type: Article

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