Kidney cancer and occupational exposure to asbestos: A meta-analysis of occupational cohort studies

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-47

  Sali, Davide ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Epidemiology; Kidney; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; CARCINOGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOS; CARCINOGENS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0033631870     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008905302597     Document Type: Article

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