Cancer risk in the semiconductor industry: A call for action

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 163-168

  Bailar III, John C ^a   Greenberg, Morris ^a   Harrison, Robert ^a   LaDou, Joseph ^a   Richter, Elihu ^a   Watterson, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; EDITORIAL; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR;

EID: 0036236711     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.2.163     Document Type: Editorial

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