Occupational cancer among women: Research status and methodologic considerations

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 6-17

  Blair, Aaron ^a   Zahm, Shelia Hoar ^a   Silverman, Debra T ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Epidemiologic methods; Occupation; Women

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; CAPTAN; CARCINOGEN; CHLOROETHANE; ETHYLENE OXIDE;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SAMPLE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TOXICOKINETICS;

COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0033019296     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(199907)36:1<6::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-F     Document Type: Conference Paper

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