Meta-analysis of mortality and cancer incidence among workers in the synthetic rubber-producing industry

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 164, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 405-420

  Alder, N ^a   Fenty, J ^b   Warren, F ^c   Sutton, Alexander J ^d,f   Rushton, L ^e   Jones, D R ^d   Abrams, K R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MRC Institute for Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Meta analysis; Mortality; Neoplasms; Occupational exposure; Review publication type ; Rubber

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; META-ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LEUKEMIA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; RUBBER INDUSTRY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

RUBBER;

DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RUBBER;

EID: 33749041257     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwj252     Document Type: Review

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