Comparison of two indices of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in a retrospective aluminium smelter cohort

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 273-278

  Friesen, Melissa C ^a,b   Demers, Paul A ^a   Spinelli, John J ^b   Lorenzi, Maria F ^b   Le, Nhu D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BENZO[A]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ALUMINUM; BENZENE; BENZO(A)PYRENE; BRITISH COLUMBIA; COHORT STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; METALLURGY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34247522692     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2006.028928     Document Type: Article

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