Case-control study on cancer risk associated to residence in the neighbourhood of a petrochemical plant

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 49-54

  Belli, S ^a   Benedetti, M ^a   Comba, Pietro ^a   Lagravinese, D ^b   Martucci, V ^b   Martuzzi, M ^c   Morleo, D ^b   Trinca, S ^a   Viviano, G ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b Local Health Authority   (Italy)

^c WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bladder cancer; Environmental exposure; Lung cancer; Lymphohematopoietic neoplasms; Petrochemical plants

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PLEURA TUMOR; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1342281528     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EJEP.0000013395.38701.c2     Document Type: Article

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