Lung cancer risk among US radiologic technologists, 1983-1998

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 119, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2481-2486

  Rajaraman, Preetha ^a   Sigurdson, Alice J ^a   Doody, Michele M ^a   Freedman, D Michal ^a   Hauptmann, Michael ^a   Ron, Elaine ^a   Alexander, Bruce H ^b   Linet, Martha S ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cohort; Lung cancer; Occupation; Radiation; Radiologic technologist; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIST; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; TECHNOLOGY, RADIOLOGIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749642050     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22148     Document Type: Article

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