Nervous system cancer mortality in an industrialized area of Brazil 1980 - 1993

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 58, Issue 2 B, 2000, Pages 412-417

  Medrado Faria, Marcilia De A ^a   De Almeida, José Wilson R ^b   Zanetta, Dirce M T ^b   Gattás, Gilka J F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain cancer; Cancer epidemiology; Cancer mortality; Nervous system cancer; Occupational cancer

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CARCINOGENS; CHILD; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 0034202355     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2000000300003     Document Type: Article

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