Occupational acrylonitrile exposure and lung cancer: A meta-analysis

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part C Environmental Carcinogenesis and Ecotoxicology Reviews

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 257-284

  Sponsiello Wang, Zheng ^a   Sanders, Edward ^a   Weitkunat, Rolf ^a  

^a Philip Morris Products SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PULMONARY DISEASES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMORS;

ACRYLONITRILE EXPOSURE; MORTALITY RATIOS;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

ACRYLONITRILE;

ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER RISK; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL LUNG DISEASE; PUBLICATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; STANDARD;

ACRYLONITRILE; CARCINOGENS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; META-ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33751194638     PISSN: 10590501     EISSN: 15324095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10590500601006715     Document Type: Article

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