Air pollution and lung cancer mortality in the vicinity of a nonferrous metal smelter in Sweden

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 448-452

  Bessö, Anna ^a   Nyberg, Fredrik ^a   Pershagen, Göran ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Lung cancer; Nonferrous smelter

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; METAL; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMELTER; SMOKING HABIT; SWEDEN; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SWEDEN;

EID: 0142090685     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.11412     Document Type: Article

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