Occupational exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and cancer risk

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 251-255

  Bosetti, C ^a   Negri, E ^a   Fattore, E ^a   La Vecchia, C ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Occupational exposure; Polychlorinated biphenyls

Indexed keywords

POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

BIOACCUMULATION; BREAST CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; FOOD CHAIN; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS;

EID: 0041737536     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008469-200308000-00002     Document Type: Review

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