European studies on long-term exposure to ambient particulate matter and lung cancer

European Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 191-194

  Gallus, Silvano ^a   Negri, Eva ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^c   McLaughlin, Joseph K ^d   Bosetti, Cristina ^a   Vecchia, Carlo La ^a,b  

^a MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^d INTERNATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Europe; Lung cancer; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FRANCE; GREECE; HUMAN; ITALY; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG CANCER; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKE; SMOKING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 42249112400     PISSN: 09598278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CEJ.0b013e3282f0bfe5     Document Type: Review

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