Mortality of United Kingdom oil refinery and petroleum distribution workers, 1951-1998

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 333-339

  Sorahan, T M ^a   Nichols, L ^a   Harrington, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Oil refinery workers; Petroleum distribution workers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FOLLOW UP; GALLBLADDER CANCER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MELANOMA; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROLEUM;

EID: 0036750564     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/52.6.333     Document Type: Article

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