Brain neoplasms among naval military men

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 88-94

  Santana, Vilma S ^a,b,d   Silva, Marlene ^c   Loomis, Dana ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b IL   (United States)

^c Ministério da Marinha   (Brazil)

^d Instituto de Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Brain tumor; Naval occupations; Occupational risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAZIL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; VETERAN;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; BRAZIL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NAVAL MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VETERANS;

EID: 0033114161     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.1999.5.2.88     Document Type: Article

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