A meta-analysis of risk estimates for prostate cancer related to tire and rubber manufacturing operations

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1079-1084

  Stewart, Ronald E ^a,b   Dennis, Leslie K ^a   Dawson, Deborah V ^a   Resnick, Martin I ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROSTATE CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RUBBER INDUSTRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032763184     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199912000-00012     Document Type: Article

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