Study of cancer incidence among 6363 male workers in four Norwegian ferromanganese and silicomanganese producing plants

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 618-624

  Hobbesland, Ånund ^a   Kjuus, Helge ^b   Thelle, Dag S ^c  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer; Ferroalloy; Manganese

Indexed keywords

IRON DERIVATIVE; MANGANESE; SILICON DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; FURNACE; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032791964     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.9.618     Document Type: Article

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