Occupation and the risk of adult glioma in the United States

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 139-150

  De Roos, A J ^a   Stewart, P A ^a   Linet, M S ^a   Heineman, E F ^a   Dosemeci, M ^a   Wilcosky, T ^b   Shapiro, W R ^c   Selker, R G ^d   Fine, H A ^a   Black, P M ^e   Inskip, P D ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Farming; Glioma; Industrial hygiene; Occupation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0038298774     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023053916689     Document Type: Article

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