Lung cancer and air pollution: A 27 year follow up of 16 209 Norwegian men

Thorax

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1071-1076

  Nafstad, P ^a   Haheim L L ^b   Oftedal, B ^a   Gram, F ^c   Holme, I ^d   Hjermann, I ^d   Leren, P ^d  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SMOKING HABIT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0346030571     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thorax.58.12.1071     Document Type: Article

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