An analysis of the risk of b-lymphocyte malignancies in industrial cohorts

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 581-597

  Bukowski, John A ^a   Huebner, Wendy W ^a   Schnatter, A Robert ^a   Wojcik, Nancy C ^a  

^a EXXONMOBIL UPSTREAM RESEARCH COMPANY   (United States)

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ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW CELL; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; RUBBER INDUSTRY;

EID: 0037432778     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390309353768     Document Type: Article

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