An assessment of the possible extent of confounding in epidemiological studies of lung cancer risk among roofers

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL.1, 2007, Pages 163-174

  Mundt, Diane J ^a   Van Wijngaarden, Edwin ^b   Mundt, Kenneth A ^a  

^a ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Asphalt; Bitumen; Confounding factors; Epidemiology; Lung neoplasms; Roofers

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS; ASPHALT; CARCINOGEN; COAL TAR;

BUILDING INDUSTRY; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMPLOYMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FUME; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LIFESTYLE; LUNG CANCER; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 34248524947     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620701354382     Document Type: Conference Paper

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