Welding occupations and mortality from Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases among United States men, 1985-1999

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 267-272

  Stampfer, Meir J ^a,b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Age at onset; Alzheimer's disease; Parkinson's disease; Welding and welders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAUSE OF DEATH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARKINSON DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WELDING;

EID: 61649117515     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620902754703     Document Type: Article

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