Risk of Laryngeal Cancer by Occupational Chemical Exposure in Turkey

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1100-1106

  Elci, Omur Cinar ^a,c,d   Akpinar Elci, Muge ^b,c   Blair, Aaron ^a   Dosemeci, Mustafa ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Izmir Chest Diseases and Surgery Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^d MS2800   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIESEL FUEL; FORMALDEHYDE; GASOLINE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; GLOTTIS; HUMAN; LARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TURKEY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0242384241     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000085890.50021.6f     Document Type: Article

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