Mortality in male and female capacitor workers exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-171

  Kimbrough, Renate D ^a   Doemland, Martha L ^a   LeVois, Maurice E ^a  

^a HealthRisk Strategies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SALARY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0033046665     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199903000-00005     Document Type: Article

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