Acrylonitrile and cancer: A review of the epidemiology

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 342-351

  Cole, Philip ^a   Mandel, Jack S ^b   Collins, James J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile; Cancer; Cohort studies; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE;

ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL CANCER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACRYLONITRILE; ANIMALS; CARCINOGENS; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 56049116651     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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