Cancer incidence in textile manufacturing workers in Australia

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 493-496

  Fritschi, Lin ^a   Lakhani, Ramzan ^b   Nadon, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b INRS INSTITUT ARMAND FRAPPIER   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Cancer; Dyes; Textile workers

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALDEHYDE; ALKALI; ALKANE; BLEACHING AGENT; CHEMICAL AGENT; DYE; FORMIC ACID; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICATE; SODIUM CARBONATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLADDER CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; DUST EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FIBER; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEXTILE WORKER; THYROID CANCER; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TIME FACTORS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 10844283580     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.46.493     Document Type: Article

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