Respiratory cancer and exposure to man-made vitreous fibers: A systematic review

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 354-362

  Berrigan, David ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Glass filament; Glass wool; Lung cancer; Man made mineral fibers; Man made vitreous fibers; Meta analysis; Respiratory cancer; Rock wool

Indexed keywords

GLASS; MINERAL FIBER;

ADULT; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FIBER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MALE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; ROCK; SMOKING; TOBACCO; WOOL; WORKER;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; GLASS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MINERAL FIBERS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0036788384     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10111     Document Type: Review

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