Integrating studies on carcinogenic risk of carbon black: Epidemiology, animal exposures, and mechanism of action

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1291-1307

  Valberg, Peter A ^a   Long, Christopher M ^a,b   Sax, Sonja N ^a  

^a GRADIENT   (United States)

^b ICBA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CARBON BLACK;

BLADDER CANCER; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; ESOPHAGEAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOOT; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33845711969     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000215342.52699.2a     Document Type: Conference Paper

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