Nested case-control study of leukaemia, multiple myeloma, and kidney cancer in a cohort of petroleum workers exposed to gasoline

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 217-221

  Wong, Otto ^a,b   Trent, Lisa ^a   Harris, Fran ^a,c  

^a Applied Health Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Gasoline; Kidney cancer; Leukaemia; Multiple myeloma

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; GASOLINE; PETROLEUM;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0033021838     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.56.4.217     Document Type: Article

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