Occupational risk factors for lung cancer in the French electricity and gas industry: A case-control survey nested in a cohort of active employees

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 902-912

  Martin, Jean Christophe ^a   Imbernon, E ^b   Goldberg, M ^a,b   Chevalier, A ^b   Bonenfant, S ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b GAZ DE FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

Creosote; Electricity; Lung neoplasms; Occupational exposure; Silicon dioxide

Indexed keywords

CREOSOTE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

CANCER; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; GAS INDUSTRY; HEALTH RISK; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICITY; GAS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

FRANCE;

EID: 0034190553     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010294     Document Type: Article

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