Cancer of the urinary bladder in highly exposed workers in the production of dinitrotoluenes: A case report

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 677-680

  Harth, Volker ^a   Bolt, Hermann M ^a   Brüning, Thomas ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Dinitrotoluene; Explosives; Urothelial cancer

Indexed keywords

2,4 DINITROTOLUENE; 4 NITROTOLUENE; AMMONIUM NITRATE; EXPLOSIVE; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; NITROBENZENE; SULFURIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; UROGENITAL TRACT TUMOR; UROTHELIUM;

RODENTIA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

EID: 27844450522     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0012-4     Document Type: Article

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