Incidence of cancer among the participants of the finnish asbestos screening campaign

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 64-70

  Koskinen, Kari ^a   Pukkala, Eero ^b   Reijula, Kari ^a   Karjalainen, Antti ^a  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b FINNISH CANCER REGISTRY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Construction; Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Shipyard

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ASBESTOS; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASBESTOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; SCREENING TEST; SHIPYARD WORKER; SMOKING;

FINLAND;

EID: 0344643458     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5271/sjweh.706     Document Type: Article

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