Investigation of cancer incidence and mortality at a Scottish semiconductor manufacturing facility

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 419-430

  McElvenny, Damien M ^a   Darnton, Andrew J ^a   Hodgson, John T ^a   Clarke, Simon D ^a   Elliott, Richard C ^a   Osman, John ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Occupation; Semiconductor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; BRONCHUS CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICONDUCTOR; STOMACH CANCER; TRACHEA CANCER; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SCOTLAND; SEMICONDUCTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0242720701     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg111     Document Type: Article

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