Occupation and head and neck cancer

Onkologie

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 34-40

  Maier, H ^b   Tisch, M ^a  

^a BUNDESWEHRKRANKENHAUS ULM   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cancer; Occupational; Upper aerodigestive tract

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CANCER RISK; DNA REPAIR; HEAD CANCER; HUMAN; NECK CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

EID: 0034097367     PISSN: 0378584X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000027065     Document Type: Review

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