A 56-year mortality follow-up of texas petroleum refinery and chemical employees, 1948-2003

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 557-567

  Tsai, Shan P ^a   Ahmed, Farah S ^a   Wendt, Judy K ^a   Foster, Delia E ^a   Donnelly, Robin P ^a   Strawmyer, Thomas R ^a  

^a SHELL OIL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PETROLEUM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYEE; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEUKEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; WORKING TIME;

EID: 34248353577     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318057777c     Document Type: Article

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