Risk of fatal industrial accidents and death from other external causes among asphalt workers

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-88

  Burstyn, I ^a   Boffetta, P ^b   Jarvholm B ^g   Partanen, T ^c   Svane, O ^d   Langard S ^f   Kauppinen, T ^c   Stucker I ⁱ   Shaham, J ^j   Heederik, D ^a   Ahrens, W ^h   Bergdahl, I ^g   Cenee S ⁱ   Hooiveld, M ^a   Randem, B G ^f   Johansen, C ^e   Ferro, G ^b   Kromhout, H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d Danish Working Environment Service   (Denmark)

^e INSTITUTE OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Denmark)

^f OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^g UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^h LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR PREVENTION RESEARCH AND EPIDEMIOLOGY BIPS   (Germany)

ⁱ INSERM   (France)

^j Occupational Health and Rehabilitation Institute Israel   (Israel)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPHALT;

ACCIDENTAL DEATH; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATALITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE; WORKER;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; EUROPE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0345865135     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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