Exposure to benzene and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, an epidemiologic overview and an ongoing case-control study in Shanghai

Chemico-Biological Interactions

Volumn 153-154, Issue , 2005, Pages 33-41

  Wong, Otto ^a,b,c,d,e   Fu, Hua ^e  

^a Applied Health Sciences Inc   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^e FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzene; Case control study; China; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COAL TAR;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AUSTRALIA; BENZENE TOXICITY; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; ITALY; LIFESTYLE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PUBLICATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBBER INDUSTRY; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20444381363     PISSN: 00092797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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