Risk of lung cancer in workers producing stainless steel and metallic alloys

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 171-180

  Moulin, J J ^a   Clavel, T ^a   Roy, D ^b   Dananche B ^c   Marquis, N ^d   Fevotte J ^c   Fontana, J M ^a  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE ET DE SÉCURITÉ   (France)

^b Branche INOX   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d LECES   (France)

Author keywords

Chromium; Lung cancer; Nickel; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Silica; Stainless steel

Indexed keywords

ACID; ASBESTOS; CHROMIUM; COBALT; IRON OXIDE; NICKEL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; LUNG CANCER; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; SMOKING;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0034084956     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050024     Document Type: Article

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