Government laboratory worker with lung cancer: Comparing risks from beryllium, asbestos, and tobacco smoke

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1003-1006

  Steinmaus, Craig ^a,b   Balmes, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Berylliosis; Beryllium; Lung neoplasms; Occupational diseases; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; BERYLLIUM; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GOVERNMENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; LUNG CANCER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033692364     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.001081003     Document Type: Article

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