Population attributable risk for occupational cancer in Italy

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 23-31

  Barone Adesi, Francesco ^a,b   Richiardi, Lorenzo ^b   Merletti, Franco ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attributable risk; Epidemiology; Italy; Occupational cancer

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RISK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; ADULT; BLADDER TUMOR; FEMALE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CARCINOGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX FACTORS; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 21344459650     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2005.11.1.23     Document Type: Review

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