Respiratory cancer in a cohort of copper smelter workers: Results from more than 50 years of follow-up

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 554-565

  Lubin, Jay H ^a   Pottern, Linda M ^b   Stone, B J ^a   Fraumeni Jr , Joseph F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Arsenic; Dose response relationship; Immunologic; Lung neoplasms; Occupational diseases

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; COPPER;

CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SMELTING;

ADULT; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMELTER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

MONTANA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034653159     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010243     Document Type: Article

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