Association of bladder cancer with residential exposure to petrochemical air pollutant emissions in Taiwan

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 53-59

  Tsai, Shang Shyue ^a   Tiao, Mao Meng ^b   Kuo, Hsin Wei ^c   Wu, Trong Neng ^d   Yang, Chun Yuh ^c  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PETROLEUM; RISK FACTORS; TAIWAN; URINARY BLADDER NEOPLASMS;

EID: 57349153099     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802476934     Document Type: Article

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