Lung cancer in relation to occupational and environmental chromium exposure and smoking

Neoplasma

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 287-291

  Halasova E ^a   Baska T ^a   Kukura, F ^a   Mazurova D ^b   Bukovska E ^a   Dobrota, D ^a   Poliacek I ^a   Halasa M ^c  

^a University Teaching Hospital in Martin   (Slovakia)

^b Hospital Dolný Kubín   (Slovakia)

^c FACULTY HOSPITAL   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

Chromium; Cigarette smoking; Lung cancer

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ONSET AGE; SLOVAKIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKER;

EID: 23044493612     PISSN: 00282685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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