Renal cell carcinoma and occupational exposure to chemicals in Canada

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 157-164

  Hu, J ^a   Mao, Yang ^a   White, K ^b   Paulse, Bertha ^c   Dewar, Ron ^d   Dryer, Dagny ^d   Kreiger, Nancy ^e   Whittaker, Heather ^f   Robson, Diane ^g   Fincham, Shirley ^h   Le, Nhu ⁱ  

^a CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^c Newfoundland Cancer Foundation   (Canada)

^d Nova Scotia Cancer Registry ^*  (Canada)

^e CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f Manitoba Cancer Treatment and Research Foundation   (Canada)

^g SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^h Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

ⁱ BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chemicals; Logistic regression; Occupational exposure; Odds ratio; Renal cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT; BENZENE; BENZIDINE; CADMIUM; COAL TAR; CREOSOTE; HERBICIDE; LUBRICATING AGENT; MINERAL; MUSTARD GAS; PESTICIDE; VINYL CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PITCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOOT;

ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CARCINOMA, RENAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INORGANIC CHEMICALS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OILS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PESTICIDES; RISK FACTORS; TARS;

EID: 0036073143     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.3.157     Document Type: Article

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