Risks of biliary tract cancer and occupational exposures among Shanghai women textile workers: A case-cohort study

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 690-698

  Chang, Chin Kuo ^a,b,c,f   Astrakianakis, George ^d   Thomas, David B ^a,b   Seixas, Noah S ^d   Camp, Janice E ^d   Ray, Roberta M ^b   Gao, Dao Li ^e   Wernli, Karen J ^a,b   Li, Wenjin ^b   Fitzgibbons, E Dawn ^a,b   Vaughan, Thomas L ^a,b   Checkoway, Harvey ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^e ZHONGSHAN HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Biliary tract cancer; Female cohort; Job exposure matrix; Occupational exposure; Textile industry

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT; DYE; LUBRICATING AGENT; METAL DERIVATIVE; RESIN; SOLVENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT CANCER; CANCER RISK; CHINA; COHORT ANALYSIS; DUST; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RARE DISEASE; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; BILIARY TRACT NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHINA; DUST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILES;

EID: 33746718706     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20345     Document Type: Article

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