Critical review of the epidemiology literature on the potential cancer risks of methyl methacrylate

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 603-612

  Tomenson, John A ^a   Carpenter, Arvind V ^b   Pemberton, Mark A ^c  

^a AKZO NOBEL CENTRAL RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

^c Wilton Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcinogenicity; Epidemiology; Ethylacrylate; Methyl methacrylate; Review

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; METHACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER;

CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIBRARY; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; STOMACH CANCER;

ACRYLATES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; METHYLMETHACRYLATE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESPIRATORY TRACT NEOPLASMS; RISK; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 27844476328     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-005-0624-8     Document Type: Review

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