Association of childhood leukemia with residential exposure to petrochemical air pollution in Taiwan

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-36

  Weng, Hsu Huei ^a,b   Tsai, Shang Shyue ^c   Chiu, Hui Fen ^d   Wu, Trong Neng ^e   Yang, Chun Yuh ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AIR POLLUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEUKEMIA; MALE; PETROLEUM; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 38849166800     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370701758734     Document Type: Article

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