Lung cancer mortality and occupational exposure to asbestos among telephone linemen: A historical cohort study in France

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1166-1172

  Meguellati Hakkas, Djamila ^a   Cyr, Diane ^a   Stücker, Isabelle ^a   Févotte, Joëlle ^b   Pilorget, Corinne ^b   Luce, Danièle ^a   Guénel, Pascal ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FRANCE; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; OCCUPATIONAL CARCINOGENESIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; RISK FACTOR; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ASBESTOS; COHORT STUDIES; ELECTRIC WIRING; FRANCE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; TELEPHONE; WELDING;

EID: 33750952145     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000243357.70143.47     Document Type: Article

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