Risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and exposure to hexachlorocyclohexane, a nested case-control study

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2781-2785

  Rafnsson, Vilhjalmur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cancer registry; Dermal exposure; Lindane; Sheep dipping; Technical grade hexachlorocyclohexane

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ICELAND; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LINDANE; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SHEEP;

EID: 33750042576     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.03.035     Document Type: Article

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