Incidence of digestive cancers and occupational exposure to asbestos

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 523-528

  De La Provote S ^a,b   Desoubeaux, N ^c   Paris, C ^d   Letourneux, M ^a   Raffaelli, C ^e   Galateau Salle, F ^a   Gignoux, M ^b   Launoy, G ^b  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Fed des Regis de Basse Normandie   (France)

^d ROUEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^e GISTAF   (France)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Digestive cancer; Dose response relationship; Incidence

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRICTION; GASTROINTESTINAL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERITONEUM CANCER; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASBESTOS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036896922     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200212000-00003     Document Type: Article

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