Occupational exposure to crystalline silica and risk of lung cancer: A multicenter case-control study in Europe

Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 36-43

  Cassidy, Adrian ^a   Mannetje, Andrea't ^b,o   Van Tongeren, Martie ^c   Field, John K ^a   Zaridze, David ^d   Szeszenia Dabrowska, Neonila ^e   Rudnai, Peter ^f   Lissowska, Jolanta ^g   Fabianova, Eleonora ^h   Mates, Dana ⁱ   Bencko, Vladimir ^j   Foretova, Lenka ^k   Janout, Vladimir ^l   Fevotte, Joelle ^m   Fletcher, Tony ⁿ   Brennan, Paul ^o   Boffetta, Paolo ^o  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d Cancer Research Center   (Russian Federation)

^e NOFER INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE   (Poland)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Hungary)

^g INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Poland)

^h Specialized State Health Institute   (Slovakia)

ⁱ Institute of Hygiene Public Health Health Services and Management   (Romania)

^j CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^k MASARYK MEMORIAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^l PALACKÝ UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^m University Lyon   (France)

ⁿ LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^o INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; COMMUNITY CARE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; WORK;

EID: 33845802494     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000248515.28903.3c     Document Type: Article

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