Occupational risk factors for lung cancer in men and women: A population-based case-control study in Italy

Cancer Causes and Control

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-294

  Richiardi, Lorenzo ^a,b   Boffetta, Paolo ^b,c   Simonato, Lorenzo ^d   Forastiere, Francesco ^e   Zambon, Paola ^d   Fortes, Cristina ^f   Gaborieau, Valerie ^c   Merletti, Franco ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e Local Health Authority RME   (Italy)

^f LABORATORIO DI PATOLOGIA VASCOLARE   (Italy)

^g NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carcinogens; Case control studies; Lung cancer; Occupational exposure; Welders

Indexed keywords

CARCINOGEN; GLASS; RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; ITALY; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; AGED; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HYGIENE; LUNG TUMOR; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; SEX DIFFERENCE; WORK;

AGED; CARCINOGENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; GLASS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; ITALY; JOB DESCRIPTION; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; METALLURGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; RUBBER; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 3242784251     PISSN: 09575243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CACO.0000024223.91059.ed     Document Type: Article

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