Exploring the joint effects of silicosis and smoking on lung cancer risks

International Journal of Cancer

Volumn 120, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 133-139

  Yu, Ignatius Tak Sun ^a,b   Lap, Ah Tse ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Lung neoplasms; Silicosis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SILICOSIS; SMOKING; STANDARDIZATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; META-ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SILICOSIS; SMOKING;

EID: 33845398678     PISSN: 00207136     EISSN: 10970215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22133     Document Type: Article

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