Bladder cancer among chemical workers exposed to nitrogen products and other substances

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 286-295

  Marsh, Gary M ^a,b   Gula, Mary Jean ^a   Youk, Ada O ^a   Cassidy, Laura D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Cohort mortality study; Nitrogen products; Smoking; Urea

Indexed keywords

NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; UREA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; WORKER;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OHIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0036789240     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10116     Document Type: Article

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