Case-control study on occupational risk factors for soft-tissue sarcoma

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1386-1393

  Hossain, Alomgir ^a   McDuffie, Helen H ^b   Bickis, Mikelis G ^b   Pahwa, Punam ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; RISK FACTOR; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA;

EID: 40349108342     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318157d2f2     Document Type: Article

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