Mortality from obstructive lung diseases and exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons among asphalt workers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 468-478

  Burstyn, Igor ^a,b,j   Boffetta, Paolo ^b   Heederik, Dick ^a   Partanen, Timo ^c   Kromhout, Hans ^a   Svane, Ole ^d   Langård, Sverre ^e   Frentzel Beyme, Rainer ^f   Kauppinen, Timo ^c   Stücker, Isabelle ^g   Shaham, Judith ^h   Ahrens, Wolfgang ^f   Cenée, Sylvie ^g   Ferro, Gilles ^b   Heikkilä, Pirjo ^c   Hooiveld, Mariëtte ^a   Johansen, Christoffer ⁱ   Randem, Britt G ^e   Schill, Walter ^f  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d Danish Working Environment Service   (Denmark)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

^g INSERM   (France)

^h Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^j UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

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Author keywords

Asthma; Benzo(a)pyrene; Bronchitis; Coal tar; Cohort studies; Emphysema; Polycyclic hydrocarbons, aromatic

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; COAL TAR; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ASPHALT; COAL TAR; HEALTH RISK; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXHAUST GAS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKER;

CAUSALITY; COAL TAR; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ISRAEL; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME;

EID: 0043011848     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg180     Document Type: Article

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