Causal relationship from exposure to chemicals in oil refining and chemical industries and malignant melanoma

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1076, Issue , 2006, Pages 822-828

  Mehlman, Myron A ^a,b,c,d  

^a MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benzene; Chemical carcinogenesis; Cutaneous malignancies; Independent investigators; Industry studies; Malignant melanoma; Petroleum industry

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; SOLVENT;

CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OIL INDUSTRY; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SUN EXPOSURE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33845649371     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1371.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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