Thyroid cancer and employment as a radiologic technologist

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 119, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1940-1945

  Zabel, Erik W ^a   Alexander, Bruce H ^a   Mongin, Steven J ^a   Doody, Michele M ^b   Sigurdson, Alice J ^b   Linet, Martha S ^b   Freedman, D Michal ^b   Hauptmann, Michael ^b   Mabuchi, Kiyohiko ^b   Ron, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Ionizing radiation; Occupational exposure; Thyroid cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID CANCER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; THYROID NEOPLASMS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748486218     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22065     Document Type: Article

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