Occupational exposure and cancer incidence among workers from an aluminum smelter in western Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 207-214

  Rønneberg, Alf ^b   Haldorsen, Tor ^a   Romundstad, Pål ^a   Andersen, Aage ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Cancer Registry Norway ^*

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Cohort study; Electrical discharge; Electrician; Electromagnetic fields; Heat; Lung cancer; Maintenance; Pancreatic cancer; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ASBESTOS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CANCER; DISEASE PREVALENCE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PANCREAS CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

NORWAY;

EID: 0032792426     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.425     Document Type: Article

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