Lung cancer mortality among silicotic workers in Hong Kong - No evidence for a link

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1056-1063

  Yu, I T S ^a   Tse, L A ^a   Leung, C C ^b   Wong, T W ^a   Tam, C M ^b   Chan, A C K ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Exposure response relationship; Lung neoplasms; Mortality; Silicosis; Smoking

Indexed keywords

SILICON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SILICOSIS;

EID: 34447335035     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdm089     Document Type: Article

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