Risk of acute myeloid leukemia after exposure to diesel exhaust: A review of the epidemiologic evidence

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1076-1083

  Boffetta, Paolo ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ASSOCIATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRIVER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; NAMED GROUPS BY OCCUPATION; OPERATOR; RAILWAY EMPLOYEE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDUSTRY; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ODDS RATIO; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 5444254859     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jom.0000141669.08765.ab     Document Type: Review

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