Cancer mortality among service men in the Brazilian Navy;Mortalidade por câncer em militares da Marinha do Brasil

Revista de Saude Publica

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 373-379

  Silva, Marlene ^a,c   Santana, Vilma S ^a   Loomis, Dana ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^b IL   (United States)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazilian navy force; Military personal; Mortality rate; Neoplasms, mortality; Occupations; Working risks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEATH CERTIFICATE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DEATH CERTIFICATES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 1842663034     PISSN: 00348910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0034-89102000000400010     Document Type: Article

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