Laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer and occupational exposure to asbestos and man-made vitreous fibers: Results of a case-control study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 581-589

  Marchand, J L ^a   Luce, Danièle ^a,b   Leclerc, A ^a   Goldberg, P ^a   Orlowski, E ^a   Bugel, I ^a   Brugere J ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b Hospital National de Saint Maurice   (France)

^c INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Cancer of the hypopharynx; Cancer of the larynx; Glass filaments; Job exposure matrix; Microfibers; Mineral wools; Occupational exposure; Refractory ceramic fibers

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; GLASS FIBER;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CERAMICS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBER; FRANCE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; LARYNX CANCER; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ASBESTOSIS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COCARCINOGENESIS; FRANCE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SILICATES; SMOKING;

EID: 0034096411     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0274(200006)37:6<581::AID-AJIM2>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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