Exposure to different forms of nickel and risk of lung cancer

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 156, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1123-1132

  Grimsrud, Tom K ^a   Berge, Steinar R ^b   Haldorsen, Tor ^a   Andersen, Aage ^a  

^a CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^b Falconbridge Nikkelverk A/S   (Norway)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Inhalation exposure; Lung neoplasms; Nickel; Occupational exposure; Smoking

Indexed keywords

NICKEL;

CANCER; HEALTH RISK; NICKEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SMOKING HABIT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICKEL; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING;

NORWAY;

EID: 0037114860     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf165     Document Type: Article

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