Mortality in the german porcelain industry 1985-2005: First results of an epidemiological cohort study

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 373-385

  Birk, Thomas ^a   Mundt, Kenneth A ^b   Guldner, Karlheinz ^c   Parsons, William ^b   Luippold, Rose S ^b  

^a ENVIRON Germany GmbH   (Germany)

^b ENVIRON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Berufsgenossenschaft der keramischen und Glas Industrie   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIN; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INCIDENCE; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CANCER; KIDNEY DISEASE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SILICOSIS;

EID: 63449121563     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3181973e19     Document Type: Article

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