Mortality in nuclear workers of the French electricity company: Period 1968-2003

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Rogel, A ^a   Joly, K ^a   Metz Flamant, C ^a   Laurent, O ^a   Tirmarche, M ^a   Hubert, D ^b   Garcier, Y ^b   Laurier, D ^a  

^a SRBE   (France)

^b EDF R AND D   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer mortality; Nuclear workers; Occupational health surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRANCE; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; IONIZING RADIATION; KIDNEY CANCER; MALE; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PANCREAS CANCER; PLEURA CANCER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; REGISTER; RADIATION CARCINOGENESIS; STANDARDIZED MORTALITY RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NUCLEAR REACTORS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 68049090825     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2009.03.007     Document Type: Article

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