The Italian surveillance system for occupational cancers: Characteristics, initial results, and future prospects

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 791-798

  Crosignani, Paolo ^a   Massari, Stefania ^b   Audisio, Roberto ^c   Amendola, Plinio ^d   Cavuto, Silvio ^a   Scaburri, Alessandra ^a   Zambon, Paola ^e   Nedoclan, Giovanni ^f   Stracci, Fabrizio ^g   Pannelli, Franco ^h   Vercelli, Marina ⁱ   Miligi, Lucia ^j   Imbriani, Marcello ^k   Berrino, Franco ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b National Health Institute   (Italy)

^c DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^j CANCER RESEARCH AND PREVENTION INSTITUTE ISPO   (Italy)

^k IRCCS   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Case control; Occupational cancer; Record linkage; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MONITORING; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33747893848     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20356     Document Type: Article

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