Occupational risk factors for brain cancer in Canada

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 704-717

  Pan, Sai Yi ^a   Ugnat, Anne Marie ^a   Mao, Yang ^a   Paulse, Bertha ^b   Dewar, Ron ^c   Dryer, Dagny ^d   Krieger, Nancy ^e   Kliewer, Erich ^f   Robson, Diane ^g   Fincham, Shirley ^h   Le, Nhu ⁱ  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b Newfoundland Cancer Foundation   (Canada)

^c Nova Scotia Cancer Registry   (Canada)

^d Prince Edward Island Cancer Registry   (Canada)

^e CANCER CARE ONTARIO   (Canada)

^f CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

^g SASKATCHEWAN CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

^h Alberta Cancer Board   (Canada)

ⁱ BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; BENZENE; OIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANADA; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WELDING; WOOD DUST;

EID: 22544441327     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000165747.95801.c5     Document Type: Article

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