Multiple myeloma and diesel and other occupational exposures in Swedish construction workers

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 134-138

  Lee, Won Jin ^a   Baris, Dalsu ^a   Järvholm, Bengt ^b   Silverman, Debra T ^a   Bergdahl, Ingvar A ^b   Blair, Aaron ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Diesel exhaust; Multiple myeloma; Occupational exposure; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; CEMENT; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METAL; ORGANIC SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONSTRUCTION WORK; DUST EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STONE DUST; SWEDEN; WOOD DUST; WOOL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0042916056     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11351     Document Type: Article

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