Occupational exposure to asbestos and mortality among asbestos removal workers: A Poisson regression analysis (British Journal of Cancer (2008) 99, (822-829) DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604564);Occupational exposure to asbestos and mortality among asbestos removal workers: A Poisson regression analysis

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 822-829

  Frost, G ^a   Harding, A H ^a   Darnton, A ^b   McElvenny, D ^b,c   Morgan, D ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY EXECUTIVE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asbestos; Asbestos removal; Great Britain; Mortality; Occupational exposure

Indexed keywords

ASBESTOS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREATHING PATTERN; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MESOTHELIOMA; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SMOKING HABIT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 50249187899     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604798     Document Type: Erratum

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