Biological and statistical approaches to predicting human lung cancer risk from silica

Journal of Environmental Pathology, Toxicology and Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2001, Pages 15-32

  Kuempel, E D ^a   Tran, C L ^a   Bailer, J A ^a   Porter, D W ^a   Hubbs, A F ^a   Castranova, V ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic inflammation; Crystalline silica; Excess risk; Lung cancer; Quartz; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CLEARANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034823399     PISSN: 07318898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/jenvironpatholtoxicoloncol.v20.isuppl.1.20     Document Type: Article

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