Update of the Texaco mortality study 1947-93: Part II. Analyses of specific causes of death for white men employed in refining, research, and petrochemicals

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 174-180

  Divine, Barbara J ^a   Hartman, Christine M ^a   Wendt, Judy K ^b  

^a Texaco   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Brain tumours; Mesothelioma; Multiple myeloma; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma; Petroleum industry

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CAUSE OF DEATH; CELL TYPE; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032935956     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.3.174     Document Type: Article

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