Critical literature review of determinants and levels of occupational benzene exposure for United States community-based case-control studies

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 678-693

  Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^a   Stewart, Patricia A ^b  

^a Applied Epidemiology Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Community Based Studies; Epidemiology; Exposure Assessment; Industries

Indexed keywords

BENZENE;

BRAIN CANCER; CANADA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMMUNITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

BENZENE; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CANADA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROBABILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0043194172     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473220301376     Document Type: Review

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