Risk of premenopausal breast cancer in association with occupational exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and benzene

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 215-221

  Petralia, Sandra A ^a,b   Vena, John E ^a   Freudenheim, Jo L ^a   Dosemeci, Mustafa ^b   Michalek, Arthur ^a   Goldberg, Mark S ^c   Brasure, John ^a   Graham, Saxon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzene; Breast cancer; Estrogen receptor; Occupational exposures; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarcarbons; Women

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

BENZENE; CANCER; HYDROCARBON; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032805530     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.426     Document Type: Article

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