Carcinogens in the construction industry

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1076, Issue , 2006, Pages 421-428

  Järvholm, Bengt ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Construction industry

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; CARCINOGEN; CHROMIUM; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; SILICON DIOXIDE; SOLVENT;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 33845607626     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1371.055     Document Type: Conference Paper

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