A cohort mortality and cancer incidence survey of recent entrants (1982-91) to the UK rubber industry: Findings for 1983-2004

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 186-190

  Dost, Abid ^a   Straughan, J K ^b   Sorahan, Tom ^c  

^a British Tyre Manufacturers' Association Limited   (United Kingdom)

^b Occupational Health and Screening Services   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Lung cancer; Multiple myeloma; Rubber workers; Stomach cancer

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBBER INDUSTRY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH CANCER; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RUBBER; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34447630414     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kql171     Document Type: Article

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